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Description: The general Leo Phokas the Younger defeats the Arabs under Sayf al-Dawla in 950. The Byzantine ambassador, Niketas Chalkoutzes, escapes from Arab captivity during the battle.
Title: Leo Phokas defeats the Arabs in 950, escape of Chalkoutzes
Credit: History of John Skylitzes (Skyllitzes Matritensis (Biblioteca Nacional de España), f. 282.
Author: Unknown, 13th-century author
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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