"Siege of Syracuse (827\u2013828)" . "Byzantine Empire" . "Siege of Syracuse (1735)" . . . "Siege of Syracuse" . "besiege" . "laid siege" . . . "Byzantine victory" . . . . "besieged" . . . "8,000\u20139,000 men (Vasiliev)" . "Aghlabids" . . "year of siege" . . . . . "827\u2013828" . "year-long siege" . "827\u20138" . . "Siege of Syracuse (827\u2013828)" . "Syracuse, 827\u2013828 Siege of" . . . . . .