Battle of Keramaia | |||||||
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Part of the Arab–Byzantine Wars | |||||||
Map of the Arab–Byzantine naval conflict in the Mediterranean, 7th–11th centuries | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Byzantine Empire | Umayyad Caliphate | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unnamed strategos of the Cibyrrhaeots | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 30 ships |
The Battle of Keramaia was a major Byzantine naval victory over the Egyptian fleet of the Umayyad Caliphate at Cyprus in 746.[1]