670. Kairwan, or Kayrawan, a holy Mahometan city in Northern Africa,
founded.
Death of Clotaire III; Theodoric, or Thierry III, becomes king of
Neustria and Burgundy.
671. Ebroin and Thierry are compelled by the Franks to retire into a
monastery; Childeric for a time reigns alone.
672. Death of Ziyad; his son, appointed by Caliph Moawiyah lieutenant of
Khorassan, penetrates into Bokhara and defeats the Turks.
673. First council of the Anglo-Saxon Church, at Hereford.
Year after year the Saracens repeat their attacks on Constantinople;
Callinicus invents the Greek fire used successfully in its defence.
Thierry III and Ebroin leave their monastery and resume the government
of Neustria.
Birth of the Venerable Bede.[81]
674. Revolts of the Gascons and Duke Paulus repressed by Wamba, King of
the Visigoths in Spain.
The Bavarians, Thuringians, and other German subjects of Austrasia
regain their independence.
677. Siege of Constantinople raised by the Mahometans; peace
concluded.[82]
Domnus restores the authority of Rome over the Church at Ravenna.
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