The Battle of Constantinople

The siege of constantinople began in 74. The arabs were trying to take control of the byzantine empire. But a new weapon called greek fire could have been a game changer. It has become immortalized as legendary story of byzantine success against the odds. So contemporary historians may have glory fed it in a bid to sensationalize the story. However, by all accounts, it was a nasty surprise for the arab fleet and saw a significant number of their naval fleet destroyed. And this marks the establishment of the first bulgarian empire on the border of theByzantine Empire. We will be mentioning the bulgarians again in relation to Byzantine