Stelle Adgregata Sarracenorum copiosissima...; (Chronica Byzantina-Arabica (741 - 743), Chroniques Anni 741, 2018 (Gil, ed.), §13 (p. 312)) [5618]

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Text Chronica Byzantina-Arabica (741 - 743) Anonymous - History
Quotation Adgregata Sarracenorum copiosissima multitudo Syrie, Arabia et Mesopotamie provincias inuaserunt, supra ipsos principatum tenente Mahmet nomine, de tribut illius gentis nobilissima natuas, prudens admodum uir et aliquantorum futurorum prouisor gestorum.
Translation A huge multitude of the Saracens brought together invaded the provinces of Syria, Arabia and Mesopotamia. Holding the principate over them was a man by the name of Mahmet, born of the noblest tribe of that people: he was a rather knowledgeable man and a foreseer of some things to come. (Al-Tamimi, trans., “Byzantine-Arabic Chronicle”, 2019)
Summary Here the Chronica Byzantina Arabica recounts the expansion of the ‘Saracens’ under Mohammed [Mahmet] in Syria, Arabia and Mesopotamia.
Quotation source Chroniques Anni 741, 2018 (Gil, ed.), §13 (p. 312)
Temporal Coverage 622 - 632
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