Euphemius (Sicily)

Euphemius or Euphemios (Greek: Εὐφήμιος) was a Byzantine commander in Sicily, who rebelled against the imperial governor in 826 AD, and invited the Aghlabids to aid him, thus beginning the Muslim conquest of Sicily.[1]

  1. ^ Metcalfe, Alex (2003). Muslims and Christians in Norman Sicily: Arabic Speakers and the End of Islam. Psychology Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-7007-1685-2.