The Battle of Akroinon was fought at Akroinon or Akroinos (near modern Afyon) in Phrygia, on the western edge of the Anatolian plateau, in 740 between an Umayyad Arab army and the Byzantine forces. The Arabs had been conducting regular raids into Anatolia for the past century, and the 740 expedition was the largest in recent decades, consisting of three separate divisions.
The Battle of Akroinon took place at Akroinon or Akroinos (near modern Afyon) in Phrygia, on the western edge of the Anatolian plateau in 740. The Arabs had been conducting regular raids into Anatolia for the past century, and this particular expedition was one of the largest in recent times, consisting of three distinct divisions.