The Arab ruler who had raided Byzantine territory every year for twenty years before Nikephoros Phokas launched a devastating counterattack. Brownworth recounts that Saif ad-Dawla escaped the sack of Aleppo only by scattering gold coins behind him as he fled, and was so badly shaken that he never troubled the empire again.
Also known as: Saif Ad-Dula
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Episode 13 (2 mentions)
The Arab ruler who had raided Byzantine territory every year for twenty years before Nikephoros Phokas launched a devastating counterattack. Brownworth recounts that Saif ad-Dawla escaped the sack of Aleppo only by scattering gold coins behind him as he fled, and was so badly shaken that he never troubled the empire again.
“The Arab ruler of Aleppo and Damascus, Saif Ad-Dula, had been raiding Byzantine territory”
“Saif Ad-Dula, who had only escaped the battle by scattering gold coins behind him as he”
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