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Muslims cross Hellespont
19th-century illustration, "The Arabs crossing the Dardanelles," drawn by H. Vogel. Ummayad Muslims crossed the Hellespont (now called the Dardanelles) in an attempt to take the Byzantine capital of Constantinople during the early 8th century A.D.
Image ID: 000099
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File state: Final
Image size: 9.2 Mpixels (26.4 MB uncompressed) - 3642x2535 pixels (12.1x8.5 in / 30.8x21.5 cm at 300 ppi)
Image keywords: 8th-century, Asia Minor, Byzantine Empire, Constantinople, Eon459, EonBudget, Events, Hellespont, Illustrations, Medieval, Middle Ages, Muslims, Suleiman, Umayyad dynasty, War-Conflict, invasions, ships, siege of Constantinople