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Siege of Thessalonica (676–678)

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The Siege of Thessalonica in 676–678 was an attempt by the local Slavic tribes to capture the Byzantine city of Thessalonica, taking advantage of the preoccupation of the Byzantine Empire with the repulsion of the First Arab Siege of Constantinople. The events of the siege are described in the second book of the Miracles of Saint Demetrius.
  • Background 

  • Events leading to the siege 

  • Slavic uprising and siege 

  • Questions of chronology