Yarmouk: Arab Victory & Byzantine Defeat (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (15 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Arab-Byzantine wars: The Battle of Yarmouk between Byzantine Empire and Rashidun Caliphate begins. Arab-Byzantine wars: Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik begins the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople, which will last for nearly a year. Arab-Byzantine wars: Raising of the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople. Carloman, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, renounces his position as majordomo and retires to a monastery near Rome. His brother Pepin the Short becomes the sole ruler (de facto) of the Frankish Kingdom. The Battle of Roncevaux Pass takes place between the army of Charlemagne and a Basque army. Noble Erchana of Dahauua grants the Bavarian town of Dachau to the Diocese of Freising The Saracens conquer and destroy Taranto. Holy Roman Emperor Otto II is defeated by the Saracens in the Battle of Capo Colonna, in Calabria. Byzantine general Eustathios Daphnomeles blinds and captures Ibatzes of Bulgaria by a ruse, thereby ending Bulgarian resistance against Emperor Basil II's conquest of Bulgaria. King Stephen I, the first king of Hungary, dies; his nephew, Peter Orseolo, succeeds him. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices