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image=[[Image:Greekfire-madridskylitzes1.jpg|center|300px]]|
caption=[[Greek fire]], first used by the [[Byzantine Navy]] during the Byzantine-Arab Wars.|
conflict=Byzantine-Arab Wars|
partof=the [[Muslim conquests]]|
date=[[629]]-[[717]], [[800s]]-[[1025]], [[1169]]|
place=Palestine, Syria, Egypt, North Africa, Anatolia, Crete, Sicily|
result= Decisive [[Arab]] victory|
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The Saracen Wars of [[Justinian II]], last Emperor of the [[Heraclian Dynasty]], "reflected the general chaos of the age".<ref name="Europe"/> After a successful campaign he made a truce with the Arabs, agreeing on joint possession of [[Armenia]], [[
Caucasian Iberia|Iberia]] and [[Cyprus]]; however, by removing 12,000 [[Christian]] [[Maronite]]s from their native [[Lebanon]], he gave the Arabs a command over [[Asia Minor]] which they used in [[692]] to conquer all Armenia.<ref name="Justinian">[[1911 Encyclopedia Britannica]] [http://7.1911encyclopedia.org/Justinian_II_Rhinotmetus]</ref> Deposed in [[695]], with Carthage lost in [[698]], Justinian returned to power from [[705]]-[[711]].<ref name="Europe"/> His second reign was mark(contracted; show full)<references/>
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[[Category:Islamic conquests]]
[[Category:Wars involving the Byzantine Empire]]
[[Category:Battles involving the Umayyad Caliphate]]

[[fr:Guerres entre Arabes et empire byzantin]]