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*662 [[Parthenon (Athens)|Parthenon]] in Athens rededicated in honour of the [[Theotokos|Mother of God]] as "Panagia Atheniotissa" (Panagia of Athens); death of [[Maximus the Confessor]].
*669-78 [[w:Siege of Constantinople (674)|First Arab siege of Constantinople]]; at [[w:Battle of Syllaeum|Battle of Syllaeum]] Arab fleet destroyed by Byzantines through use of [[w:Greek Fire|Greek Fire]], ending immediate Arab threat to eastern Europe.
*680-681 [[Sixth Ecumenical Council]] held in Constantinople, condemning [[Monothelitism]] and affirming [[Christology]] of [[Maximus the Confessor]], affirming that Christ has both a human will and a divine will; Patr. [[Sergius of Constantinople]] and Pope [[Honorius of Rome]] are both explicitly [[anathema]]tized for their support of Monothelitism. *680 [[w:First Bulgarian Empire|First Bulgarian Empire]] established after a successful war with Byzantium.
*685 First monastics come to [[Mount Athos]];
*688 Emperor [[Justinian II]] and Caliph [[w:Abd al-Malik|al-Malik]] sign treaty neutralizing Cyprus.