706: Maioumas the Mardaite is defeated and killed during a battle against the Byzantine general Marianos near Tyana
early summer of 707: An Arab expeditionary corps under Maslamah ibn 'Abd al-Malik and 'Abbas ibn al-Walid lays siege to Tyana
early spring of 708: Battle between Arabs and a Byzantine expeditionary corps in front of the walls of Tyana. The Byzantines are defeated
March 708: The inhabitants of Tyana surrender to the Arabs under prearranged conditions