History
718
General
Population: 224 Million*
Europe
- Denmark: Danes fortify southern border against Saxon attack
- England: Osric King of Northumbria
- Spanish States: Visigothic prince Pelagius (Pelayo) founds the kingdom of the Asturias, Spain
Moors now hold most of Spain and Portugal and begin advance northward
Christians defeat Moors in Spain at battle of Covadonga
End of Moslem Conquest of Spain with 10,000 dead
Middle East
- Byzantine Empire: Leo III defends Constantinople for 13 months against Arabs and destroys their fleet
End of Moslem-Byzantine Wars with 40,000 dead
- Syria: Famine and mass starvation in Syria