Fun Fact! In the ~500 years of widespread skirmishing between Arabic and Byzantine forces on the Empire’s eastern frontier, herd rustling was a common pastime of part-time soldier-militia on both sides of the border, and could lead to feuds, kidnappings, and reconciliations, even during periods of official peace.
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Fun Fact! In the ~500 years of widespread skirmishing between Arabic and Byzantine forces on the Empire’s eastern frontier, herd rustling was a common pastime of part-time soldier-militia on both sides of the border, and could lead to feuds, kidnappings, and reconciliations, even during periods of official peace.