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527:. Ilyan was a subject of Roderic, the Lord of Andalus , who used to reside in Toledo. Tarik put himself in communication with Ilyan, and treated him kindly, until they made peace with each other. Ilyan had sent one of his daughters to Roderic, the Lord of Andalus, for her improvement and education; but she became pregnant by him. Ilyan having heard of this, said, I see for him no other punishment or recompense, than that I should bring the Arabs against him. He sent to Tarik, saying, I will bring thee to Andalus; Tarik being at that time in 933:(1970), a book in which he, in his own words, imagines "the destruction of Spanish mythology, its Catholicism and nationalism, in a literary attack on traditional Spain." He identifies himself "with the great traitor who opened the door to Arab invasion." The narrator in this novel, an exile in Morocco, rages against his beloved Spain, forming an obsessive identification with the fabled Count Julian, dreaming that, in a future invasion, the ethos and myths central to Hispanic identity will be totally destroyed. 119:, appear in the 11th century. The debate concerning Julian's historicity ranges at least to the 19th century; by the 21st century, the academic consensus seemed to lean toward Julian being ahistorical, with most scholars since the 1980s agreeing with Roger Collins that the portions of the story concerning Florinda la Cava are fantastical and that arguments for even Julian's existence are weak, while not entirely excluding the possibility that he was a real personage. 550:
insult to his daughter, although this is not necessarily the exclusive reason, and admits that the timeline is problematic, as Roderic only became king the same year that Julian is supposed to have betrayed him, and he finds it problematic to interpret the text as implying that the insult occurred before Roderic assumed the kingship. He surmises that Julian sent his daughter to the royal court for her education, where King Roderic forced himself upon her.
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wicked Christian woman;" for it is a tradition among them that La Cava, through whom Spain was lost, lies buried at that spot; "cava" in their language meaning "wicked woman," and "rumia" "Christian;" moreover, they count it unlucky to anchor there when necessity compels them, and they never do so otherwise. (
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What is unclear is whether Julian hoped to place a son of Wittiza on the throne and gain power and preference thereby or whether he was intentionally opening up Iberia to foreign conquest. The latter, though unlikely, is possible since Julian may have long been on good terms with the Muslims of North
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Meanwhile, the wind having changed we were compelled to head for the land, and ply our oars to avoid being driven on shore; but it was our good fortune to reach a creek that lies on one side of a small promontory or cape, called by the Moors that of the "Cava rumia," which in our language means "the
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on July 19, Roderic's army of around 25,000 men was defeated by Tariq's force of approximately 7,000, although some credible sources give Tariq 12,000 soldiers. This occurred largely due to a reversal of fortune when the wings commanded by Roderic's relatives Sisbert and Osbert deserted or switched
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According to Patricia Grieve, with important exceptions, including to some extent, Grieve herself, although she is careful to know that she might have her own biases: "While the lack of embellishment suggests to me to keep in mnd that part of every myth is true, and the difficulty lies in figuring
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Jones thinks that Christian writers do not mention Julian either out of ignorance, or as a deliberate choice to avoid scandalising their readers with a tale of state betrayal for personal revenge. Jones also finds no reason to doubt the Arab chronicles' assertion that Julian sought revenge for an
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views these army troops as intended to garrison Africa after its reconquest, while the naval and mercenary elements were there only temporarily to help effect it. This view is supported by the fact that the same levels of army troop numbers for Africa (15,000) are still reported in the time of
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coast. Legend says that Julian participated as a guide and emissary, arranging for Tarif to be hospitably received by supportive Christians, perhaps Julian's kinsmen, friends, and supporters, who agreed to become allies in the contemplated battle for the Visigothic throne.
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for education (and as a gauge of Julian's loyalty) and Roderic subsequently made her pregnant. When Julian learned of the affair he removed his daughter from Roderic's court and, out of vengeance, betrayed Hispania to the Muslim invaders, thus making possible the
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by a mysterious person" who became known to history and legend as Count Julian. Muslim historians have referred to him as Ilyan or Ulyan, "though his real name was probably Julian, the Gothic Uldoin or perhaps Urban or Ulbán or Bulian."
138:, advocated dispersal and retreat back to artificially or naturally fortified places and ambush tactics against a superior foe. This left scattered Byzantine garrisons surrounded by territory already conquered by the Arabs. The 508:: Al-Dhahabi records that "Abu Suleyman-Ayub, Ibn al-Hakim, Ibn Abdallah, Ibn Melka, Ibn Bitro, Ibn Ilyan, was originally a Goth"...Ilyan who conducted the Muslims into Spain was his ancestor. He died in 326 (937-8 )." in 699:
However, it might well be only a legend. Personal power politics were possibly at play, as historical evidence points to a civil war among the Visigothic aristocracy. Roderic had been appointed to the throne by the
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to be occupied by the Arabs: around 708 AD, as Muslim armies approached the city, its Byzantine governor, Julian (described as "King of the Ghomara"), changed his allegiance and exhorted the Muslims to invade the
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We are not certain whether he was a Berber, a Visigoth, or a Byzantine; as a "count" he may have been the ruler of the fortress of Septem, once part of the Visigoth kingdom; or he may have been an
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Maurice, with 5,000 for Byzantine Spain (although after the mutiny against and deposition of Maurice, Africa's troop strength was probably reduced due to Visigothic and Moorish attacks). The
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Africa and found them to be more tolerant than the Catholic Visigoths. Moreover, if Julian was the Greek commander of the last Byzantine outpost in Africa, he would have had only a
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mostly written while living in that country. These consist of "Legend of Don Roderick," "Legend of the Subjugation of Spain," and "Legend of Count Julian and His Family."
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Afterwards, Julian was apparently granted the lands he was promised by the Muslims but, as the story goes, he lived on friendless and full of guilt for having become a
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out which parts, I am also aware that for me, Florinda La Cava became real through the tellings of her story, and quite simply, I may be loath to let her go."
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The governor of the straits between this district and Andalus was a foreigner called Ilyan, Lord of Septa. He was also the governor of a town called
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or a governor ruling in the name of the Byzantine Empire: or, as appears more likely, he may have been a Berber who was the lord and master of the
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The Arab conquest of North Africa was quite rapid. The Umayyads faced an internally weakened Byzantine state, one of whose emperors,
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was able to re-supply coastal garrisons and in some cases aid in the reconquest of lost territory, especially the important city of
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on Julian's part; Jones replies that these only seem true if one consults Christian sources, and names both Ibn 'Abd al-Hakam and
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as 9th-century historians who mention both Julian and his rift with Roderic. Jones also cites the 13th-century Arabic annalist
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name, Hispania) or to topple a king and his religious allies, Julian provided military intelligence, troops and ships.
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army of 1,7000 men. Julian approached Musa to negotiate the latter's assistance in an effort to topple Roderic.
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before secretly allying with the Muslims. According to Arab chroniclers, Julian had an important role in the
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As a historical figure, little is known about Count Julian. The earliest extant source describing Julian is
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outside the walls, the expeditionary force retreated to its island naval bases to re-group, whereupon the
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sizes in the field — the better to confuse the enemy. In battle, the counts normally reported to a
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in 740 AD, but Christian Berbers remained there (even if harshly persecuted in the next centuries). in
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reports that the army troops in Africa under Maurice comprised about 5,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry.
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poetry, with extant copies dating to the early modern period, shortly before Cervantes wrote his
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A count/tribune from this time period could command anywhere from 200 to 400 men in a regiment (
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Kitāb futuḥ misr wa akbārahā: The History of the Conquests of Egypt, North Africa, and Spain
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The Eve of Spain: Myths of Origins in the History of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish Conflict
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tribes also resisted either in concert with the Byzantines, or under native leaders like
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and "most Spanish critics", who held that Julian was a fictional character, as well as
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chieftains had greatly extended their African dominions, and as early as the year 682
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stated that confusing the two could only be the action of a "fairly drunken scribe".
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sides. Legend would later attribute that to a deliberate plan developed by Julian.
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was himself deposed and mutilated, to be replaced by Apsimar, now calling himself
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At that time, the surrounding area of the Maghreb had recently been conquered by
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Musa was initially unsure of Julian's project and so, in July 710, directed
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The next summer Julian provided the ships to carry Muslim troops across to
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Dhikr Fatḥ Al-Andalus: Ibn Abd-el-Hakem's History of the Conquest of Spain
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handle the legends associated with these events poetically: Scott in "
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Some later scholars would posit that one Julian was the same as one
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situation, used as a check on his loyalty on the part of the Goths.
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but that is the way he is referred to in the mediaeval Spanish
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The Army of Africa initially had 15,000 troops: the historian
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The History of the Conquests of Egypt, North Africa, and Spain
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Disintegration and Mauretanisation of the Byzantine exarchate
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with the Kingdom of the Visigoths and not been part of it.
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Byzantine and native resistance and the importance of Ceuta
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who commanded 2,000–3,000 men, and in turn reported to a
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Muslim Expansion and Byzantine Collapse in North Africa
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The first full passage on Ilyan in Ibn ʿAbd al-Ḥakam's
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Possible 8th-century Byzantine governor in North Africa
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Narratives of the Islamic conquest from medieval Spain
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History of the Byzantine State (Revised Edition, 1969)
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The earliest extant source for Julian is a chapter in
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Luis García de Valdeavellano writes that, during the
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Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in Ceuta and Melilla
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see Slane's Translation, Appendix II, p. 346, Note 2
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Index

Count Julian (novel)
Spanish
Arabic
renegade
comes
Ceuta
Tangiers
Visigothic Spain
Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Spain
Portugal
Ibn 'Abd al-Hakam
Muslim conquest of the Maghreb
Umayyad conquest of Hispania
La Cava
Byzantine
John Troglita
Justinian I
autochthonous
Berber
Dihya
Kusaila
Walter Kaegi
Ceuta
Constans II
Theodoric
hostage
Septem
Exarch of Africa
Byzantine North Africa

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