Судан и Большой Ближний Восток

330 IV. Ближний Восток и его соседи in 786, in order to imagine the types of mosques constructed in the Emirate of Crete. Likewise in the Byzantine sources, in which the raids of the Andalusian Arabs in the Aegean appear extensively, 1 there is only one reference to a mosque in occupied Crete. 2 This is not surprising, as it has been noted by A. Bozhkov, for the Byzantine artists [of the “Cycle…”] history passes before them with a sword. 3 1 See my article “Byzantinoislamica: Piracy and Conquest in the Aegean Sea (AD 800–961)”, XXI. Deutscher Orientalistentag (24–29 March 1980), in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft , Supplement V, 224–232, and also in a communication, “Piracy, Privateering (Cursus) and Maritime Violence in the Eastern Mediterranean from the 7 th c. — the 12 th c.)”, in the international conference “Piraterie imMittelmeer- raum”, Bochum 5–7 May 2011, I discussed the nature and aim of the Arab maritime raids for the extension of the Arab-Byzantine maritime frontier line in the Aegean Sea. 2 See Angela C. Hero, “Life of St. Theoctiste of Lesbos”, in Alice-Mary Talbot, ed., HolyWomen of Byzantium. Ten Saints’ Lives in English Translation , WashingtonD.C. 1996, 107: “The mosque of Agarenes [inHandax of Crete]”. 3 A. Bozhkov, The Miniatures of the MadridManuscript of Johannes Scyli- tzes , Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia 1972, English summary, 240 ff. Fig. V. An Egyptian horseman demonstrating his dexterity (13th c.)