the Alexandria rising and its recovery (25 AH)

Alexandria broke its treaty: the Romans there wrote to their fellows urging repudiation, and a great army under the eunuch Manuel sailed from Constantinople and made common cause with them — though al-Muqawqis refused and kept his pact. 'Amr b. al-'As marched; the armies met in a hard fight, the Romans broke, the Muslims entered Alexandria and inflicted a great slaughter, Manuel among the dead. 'Amr restored their property to the villagers who had not defected, after proof was made, and demolished Alexandria's wall, leaving the city unwalled ¹.