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Euphemius
Euphemius a local naval commander rebels after being threatened with arrest for marrying a nun. After losing the battle he moves to Islamic North Africa. -
Jan 1, 827
Invasion
Euphemius bring troops from Islamic North Africa to try and reclaim Sicily by besieging Syracuse. -
Jan 1, 829
Withdrawal
Due to Syracuse being able to receive supplies via sea the siege was unsuccessful and the siege was lifted. -
Jun 1, 829
Euphemius Death
The Muslims send Euphemius further inland and he is recognized as traitor and stabbed to death. -
Jan 1, 830
Reinforcements
Islamic Spain sends reinforcement troops to meet up with the Islamic North African troops, allowing them to take Palermo. -
Jan 1, 860
Control
By the year 860 the Muslims controlled Western Sicily after suppressing a revolt. -
Jan 1, 878
Syracuse
In 878 Syracuse finally falls to the invading Muslims. This leaves most of the northeastern corner of the island in Christian control. -
Jan 1, 883
Southern Italy
By 883 Naples, Amalfi, and Gaeta all aligned themselves with the Muslims out of fear. This allows the Muslims to establish military bases along the coast of Italy. -
Jan 2, 883
Monte Cassino
In 883 the Muslims raiders sacked and destroyed the Monte Cassino monastery in southern Italy. -
Jan 1, 885
Push Back
In 885 the Byzantines were able to rally enough forces to push the Muslims back. The Muslims continued to focus their efforts on Calabria. -
Jan 1, 960
Taormina
A Muslim army marches on Taormina a predominantly Christian town along the northern coast of Sicily. The citizens of the town were sold into slavery and the town was repopulated with Sicilian Muslims. -
Jan 1, 965
Rametta
The Muslims siege and take the last Christian community in inland Sicily and repopulated the town with Sicilian Muslims. -
Jan 1, 970
Ibn Hawqal
During the 970s Ibn Hawqal visited Sicily and saw that Muslim husbands were letting their Christian wives raise their children as Christians. This accelerated the conversion of Christian to Muslim under the Shiite Fatimid Dynasty. -
Jan 1, 1052
Normans
The Normans are the new power in Southern Italy and now are moving towards Sicily. They start to gain control through their fighting prowess and manipulation of Muslims. -
Jan 1, 1072
End of Muslim Rule
The Normans siege and take Palermo in the January of 1072 marking the end of Muslim rule in Sicily. It would take around 200 more years to convert the majority of the island back to Christianity.