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Byzantine Empire

John I Tzimiskes recaptured Damascus, Beirut, Acre, Sidon, Caesarea, and Tiberias

970s
Syria

John I Tzimiskes recaptured Damascus, Beirut, Acre, Sidon, Caesarea, and Tiberias, putting Byzantine armies within striking distance of Jerusalem, although the Muslim power centers in Iraq and Egypt were left untouched.


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