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823

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Year 823 (DCCCXXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.

Events

= By place =

== Byzantine Empire ==

  • Emperor Michael II defeats the rebel forces under Thomas the Slav in Thrace. He and his supporters are forced to seek refuge in Arkadiopolis (modern Turkey). After five months of blockade, Thomas surrenders and is delivered to Michael, seated on a donkey and bound in chains. He pleads for clemency and prostrates before Michael, but is executed.{{cite book|last=Bury|first=John Bagnell|authorlink=J.B. Bury|title=A History of the Eastern Roman Empire from the Fall of Irene to the Accession of Basil I (A.D. 802–867)|location=London |publisher=Macmillan and Company|year=1912|url=https://archive.org/details/ahistoryeastern00burygoog|oclc=458995052|pages=105–106}}{{The Byzantine Revival, 780–842| pages=241–242}}

== Europe ==

== Britain ==

== Japan ==

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