Rome Total War The Siege of Constantinople-Bulgaria vs The Arabs 717 AD

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The Bulgars, who had established friendlier relations with the Byzantines a year earlier under Khan Tervel, ostensibly because of the looming Arab threat, came to the aid of the besieged city in the fall of 717. Norwich states "The Bulgars had no love for the Byzantines, but they were determined that, if Constantinople were to be taken, it should fall into Bulgar rather than Arab hands." The Arabs were surprised by the new and unexpected enemy and his attack on their own camp, followed by a horrible massacre. Encouraged by this, the Byzantines opened the gates and attempted to break the siege, but were stopped at the Arab trenches and had to retreat back behind the city walls because of the following Arab counter-attack. This scene was repeated several times during the siege with the same ill success for both sides. The incessant Bulgar attacks in the rear of the Arabs forced them to build trenches also against the Bulgars. This way, however, the Arabs found themselves in a thin line between two fortifications, which were attacked both by Bulgars and Byzantines. After an unusually harsh winter, weary from the long attrition of siege warfare, thinned out by disease and hunger, and demoralized by the lack of success in assaulting the city, the Arabs attempted to retreat to their ships in July, but were devastated by a Bulgar attack against their land forces. Contemporary chroniclers report at least 12,000-15,000 Arabs died in the first Bulgar attack.

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• k1ller1988

[PsyTranceOfTheFuture]

and constantinople here tiny, why?

[k1ller1988]

@PsyTranceOfTheFuture this is the Arab camp near constantinople

[KguitarF]

THERE ARE NO ARABS IN ROME TOTAL WAR!!!

[k1ller1988]

THIS IS A MOD!!!

[cvetipavlov]

im bulgarian and thank you for this video! im subscribing.

[Jizuschrist]

I wish they had made another expansion based on this era, I would have the Bulgars as a playable faction.

[SAMAND33]

@commandosserftw Your English is Bad. Read my story again!

[commandosserftw]

@SAMAND33

Bulgars were NOT beaten from arabs. ;)

[AlexandruIonut90]

what mod is this?

[SAMAND33]

@soma95hu this story was written by Abdirahman. he was among the Arabs who laid the siege(a soldier) his book can be found in the libarary of Damascus(Syria).

[SAMAND33]

@soma95hu After Arabs withdrew the Bulgar horse archers flowed then and showered them with arrows, the Bulgars were beaten back but Arabs lost 17000 men.what remained was 23000 and withdrew to cyprus

[SAMAND33]

@soma95hu Arabs never invade Balkans thier intentention was to capture Constantinople. the city|(Constantinople) had thick and tall walls. which prevented the Arabs to take it. then winter and outbreak of bubonic plague had weaken the Arabs and then unexpected enemy came(the bulgars) the first attack of Bulgars were defeated. Byzantines tried to open gate to relieve the siege but they were beaten back and Arabs almost entered the city. After few months the exhousted arabs withdrew.

[soma95hu]

@TheMehdicho i reed a histoty info about this and i wasnt even know arabs invaded the balkans

[TheMehdicho]

@soma95hu si que son arabes