battle battle battle arab byzantine wars took place august byzantines emperor army accession resulted resumption warfare byzantium late summer invaded customary raids set meet surprised heavily defeated barely escaping life truce prisoner exchange arranged despite defeat massive invasion year troubles eastern provinces forced conclude peace background deposition october subsequent accession signalled violent phase long history arab byzantine wars following series destructive annual raids secured truce exchange annual payment tribute repeating terms agreed year truce following large scale campaign hand determined imperial treasury measures tribute launching raid son respond faced ultimately unsuccessful revolt asian army commander chief assembled army marched meet second larger invasion raided frontier region armies confronted months central asia minor come battle exchanged letters emperor arranged withdrawal truce remainder year exchange payment tribute battle august dispatched raid general arabs crossed raided freely set meet forced return unspecified event news possible conspiracy march home arabs launched surprise attack defeated army according byzantines lost men pack animals emperor wounded times byzantine chronicler confirms imperial army lost men killed saved bravery officers aftermath preoccupied trouble accepted tribute peace exchange prisoners arranged took place winter border river muslims exchanged byzantines taken captive previous years absence opportunity rebuild destroyed walls towns following summer launched byzantine raid decades arab frontier district byzantine army raided took prisoners went capturing major stronghold time byzantine force raided upper unsuccessfully besieged fortress byzantine instigated rebellion local arab garrison began cyprus massive invasion forced come terms byzantine ruler soon violated prevailed expeditions sent following renewed trouble peace treaty signed left byzantine frontier zone intact ended payment tribute
Battle of Krasos