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SUMMARY
The Avar-Byzantine wars of the 6th and 7th centuries culminated into the siege of Constantinople by the Avars in 626. This attack found Byzantium in a particularly difficult situation, since Emperor Herakleios was fighting the Persians on the eastern front at the time, and therefore could not participate in the city’s defense. The heterogeneous composition of the invader forces (Avars, Slavs, Bulgarians, Gepids), the erroneous tactics at the sea and the fact that it was a quite ambitious operation, all led to the Avars’ defeat. On the other hand, the Persians that appeared on the coast of Asia Minor opposite Constantinople did not take active part in the siege. The failure of the siege of 626 resulted in the breaking of the alliance among the Avar tribes. |
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