Editing 708

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Year '''708''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCVIII]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Sunday]] of the [[Julian calendar]], the 708th year of the [[Common Era]] (CE) and [[Anno Domini]] (AD) designations, the 708th year of the [[1st millennium]], the 8th year of the [[8th century]], and the 9th year of the [[700s (decade)|700s]] decade. The denomination 708 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[Arab–Byzantine wars#Attacks against Byzantine holdings in Africa, Sicily and the East|Arab–Byzantine War]]: The [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyads]] under [[Maslamah ibn Abd al-Malik]] capture and sack the Byzantine city of [[Tyana]] ([[Cappadocia]]) after a prolonged [[Siege of Tyana|siege]], and following a victory over a Byzantine relief army. Maslamah also leads another expedition in the summer, raiding and conquering [[Amorium]] (modern [[Turkey]]).<ref name="Treadgold341-708">{{citation | title = A History of the Byzantine State and Society | last = Treadgold | first = Warren T. | year = 1997 | publisher = Stanford University Press | location = Stanford, CA | isbn = 0-8047-2630-2 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=nYbnr5XVbzUC | page=341}}</ref>

==== Europe ====
* [[Battle of Anchialus (708)|Battle of Anchialus]]: A [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] expeditionary force under Emperor [[Justinian II]] is defeated near the seaside city of [[Pomorie|Anchialus]], on the [[Bulgarian Black Sea Coast|Black Sea Coast]]. The Byzantines are overwhelmed by a surprise attack of [[Bulgaria]]n cavalry, led by [[Tervel of Bulgaria|Tervel]]. Justinian manages to reach the fortress, and escapes to [[Constantinople]] on a ship.<ref name="Treadgold341-708"/><ref name="Byz708">{{cite book | editor-last=Venning | editor-first = Timothy | title = A Chronology of the Byzantine Empire | url=https://archive.org/details/chronologybyzant00venn_254 | url-access=limited | year = 2006 | publisher = Palgrave Macmillan | isbn = 1-4039-1774-4 | page = [https://archive.org/details/chronologybyzant00venn_254/page/n217 191]}}</ref>

==== Asia ====
* Nazaktar Khan, a [[Turk Shahi]] prince in alliance with the [[History of Tibet|Tibetan Empire]], captures [[Bactria]] from the Umayyads.
* [[August 29]] &ndash; Copper [[coin]]s are minted in [[Japan]] for the first time (Traditional [[Japanese calendar|Japanese date]]: [[August 10]], 708).

=== By topic ===
==== Medicine ====
* [[Chinese tea culture|Tea drinking]] gains popularity among the [[China|Chinese]]. It is also valued for its alleged [[Medicine|medicinal]] values (approximate date).

==== Religion ====
* [[January 15]] &ndash; [[Pope Sisinnius]] succeeds [[Pope John VII]] as the 87th [[pope]].<ref name="Byz708"/>
* [[March 25]] &ndash; [[Pope Constantine|Pope Constantine I]] succeeds [[Pope Sisinnius]] as the 88th pope.<ref name="Byz708"/>
* Island Mont Tombe is dedicated to [[Michael (angel)|Michael]] and renamed [[Mont Saint-Michel]].
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== Births ==
* [[Theudoald]], [[mayor of the palace]] of [[Austrasia]] (or [[AD 707|707]])
* [[Yuthog Yontan Gonpo]], Tibetan high priest ([[lama]]) (d. [[833]])

== Deaths ==
* [[February 4]] &ndash; [[Pope Sisinnius|Sisinnius]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]] 
* [[June 5]] &ndash; [[Jacob of Edessa]], Syriac [[writer]]
* [[Abd-Allah ibn Ibadh]], Muslim jurist and [[Imamah (Shia doctrine)|imam]]
* [[Drogo of Champagne|Drogo]], duke of [[Champagne (historical province)|Champagne]] (b. [[670]])
* [[Julian II the Roman]], Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch.<ref>{{cite book | last1 =Wilmshurst| first=David |date=2019|chapter=West Syrian patriarchs and maphrians|title=The Syriac World|publisher=Routledge|pages=806–813|editor1=Daniel King}}</ref>

== References ==
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