# Talk:Siege of Taormina (902)

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Reviewer: Zawed (talk · contribs) 00:41, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
I will review this one, comments to follow in due course. Zawed (talk) 00:41, 22 June 2022 (UTC)


### Lead
Reads OK, no issues identified


### Background
launched repeated raids there in the 880s,...: the present sentence structure makes it sound as though the raids were on Syracuse as opposed to the northeast area of Sicily.
Fixed.
Link Palermo, Constantinople
Done.
A great number of the rebels...: which side were deemed to be the rebels? Arabs or Berbers? Maybe also clarify which of these held Palermo?
Clarified, in that we don't know. The strife had mutated at that point, and although historians propose various interpretations, we don't really have enough info.
...under a certain Michael.: not crazy on the use of "certain". If I understand the context in which you are using it correctly, perhaps "under a warrior/leader (whichever works best with the source) known only as Michael."
Changed.
Abu'l-Abbas defeated a Byzantine fleet...: you would have probably mentioned it if it was, but for sake of completeness, this is not the same fleet led by Michael?
Not known. The sources on both sides are somewhat contradictory, e.g. Michael is known only from a local Calabrian hagiography, which claims that he actually won a naval battle against the Aghlabids. So it is difficult to square that with the reports of the Muslim sources.


### Ibrahim II's arrival and the fall of Taormina
link caliph, Ifriqiya,
Done.
...at Trapani on 8 July 902,...: no need for year as 902 is already established in previous paragraph
Changed.
...the last major Byzantine stronghold on the island.: just to remind reads, suggest "the last major Byzantine stronghold on Sicily."
Indeed, changed.
...a certain Michael Charaktos: same issue with use of "certain". Shouldn't the surname Charaktos be used at the first mention in previous section?
Not sure that he is the same person. But removed "certain".
...mourned its fall...: suggest "mourned the fall of Taormina"
Changed.
...as the rumour started...: no antecedence for the rumour, so should be "as a rumour started"
Changed.


### Aftermath
Reads OK, no issues identified


### Other stuff
Image tags OK
No dupe links
Sources look OK but no spot checks done. Note that cite #25 refers to multiple pages (pp) but only a single page is cited.
Thanks it for me. Zawed (talk) 04:40, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

Hello Zawed, thanks for taking this on. I think I've addressed your points (thanks for the suggestions!), unless there is anything else. Constantine   ✍  19:16, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
There was one thing missed, which I fixed. This is all good to go now so I am passing as GA as I believe it meets the necessary criteria. Zawed (talk) 09:35, 27 June 2022 (UTC)