Person770–829
Michael II
Byzantine emperor (820–829), a soldier from Amorium and founder of the Amorian dynasty. His reign saw the great revolt of Thomas the Slav and the beginning of the Arab conquests of Crete and Sicily.
- Dates
- c. 770 – 2 October 829
- Events
- 2 events
- Regions
- Balkans and Anatolia, Western and Central Europe
- In the threads
- Early medieval Europe (500–1000)
Events
- Andalusian exiles found the Emirate of Cretebetween 824 and 828 · Balkans and Anatolia
- Aghlabid conquest of SicilyJune 827 – 1 August 902 · Western and Central Europe