Battle of Dathin
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The Battle of Dathin was a smaller battle between the Islamic caliphate and the Christian allies of the Eastern Roman Empire, in February 634, which nevertheless found a large echo in the contemporary literature. The battle was preceded by an Arab raid on the outskirts of Gaza. The Eastern Roman ( Dux and Candidatus ) Sergius gathered a small contingent of troops ( the Eastern Empire was suffering at this time with troops deficiency), it might have been only 300 soldiers, perhaps, during the Arab expeditionary forces over a thousand man was strong and was led by Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan. This cavalry army he led from his seat in Caesarea Maritima in the near Gaza ( about 125 km). The armies met on February 4, 634 AD at the village Dathin. The East Romans were defeated and the Candidatus Sergius was killed.
The almost Doctrina Jacobi nuper contemporary work baptizati According to the local Jews celebrated the Arab victory, as they had experienced persecution in the Eastern Roman Empire recently.
- Battle ( Byzantium )
- 634