His success in battles against the Muslim states in the East definitively reversed the course of the centuries-long Byzantine–Arab Wars and began Byzantium's 10th century "Age of Conquest".
Keberhasilannya dalam pertempuran melawan negara-negara Muslim di Timur secara definitif membalikkan jalannya Peperangan Bizantium-Arab yang berabad-abad dan memulai "Abad Penaklukan" abad ke-10 Bizantium.