Well, the Arians got what they wanted in the end. About a hundred years later, the Arian territories were overrun by islam. Maybe that’s why they were taken over so easily.
Well, the Arians got what they wanted in the end. About a hundred years later, the Arian territories were overrun by islam. Maybe that’s why they were taken over so easily.
I don't think there were many Arians left in Africa by the late 7th century when the Arab armies arrived. The prevalence of Monophysites in Egypt did, however, make that particular Arab conquest much easier. The Monophysites hated the Orthodox in Constantinople so much, that some of them welcomed their conquerors with open arms. They had cause to regret their decision later, as John of Nikiu relates:
Death of the Emperor Heraclius and the Loss of Roman Egypt ~ February 11