a thousand 

A Big Number 

a place to start.  There is only one Christian empire that lasted a thousand years.  It was attacked in the year 666.  It was ended by the 10th dynasty of Islam.  It was started by the Roman Empire that had seven dynasties.  This is a good start.  Does it fit with the other parts?  We shall see. 

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666 

A Year 

with no history but everyone knew Constantinople was the target of the Arabs.  They were ready to attack and the Christians were ready to defend themselves.  In addition to the walls, they had Greek fire.  Some historians could not be trusted with dates according to Gibbon.  This was the first siege of Constantinople by the Arabs.  

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