"Aghlabidconquest of Sicily" . . . . . . . . . . . "The Muslim conquest of Sicily began in 827 and lasted until 902, when the last major Byzantine stronghold on the island, Taormina, fell. Isolated fortresses remained in Byzantine hands thereafter, but the island was henceforth under Muslim rule until conquered in turn by the Normans in the 11th century.Although Sicily had been raided by the Muslims since the mid-7th century, these raids did not threaten Byzantine control over the island, which remained a largely peaceful backwater."@en . . . "Aghlabidemirate ofIfriqiya" . . . . . . . "Muslim conquest of Sicily"@en . "Byzantine Empire" . . . .