Siege of Taormina Part of the Arab–Byzantine wars and the Muslim conquest of Sicily Arabs capture a Byzantine city in Sicily, miniature from the Madrid Skylitzes Date July – 1 August 902 Location Taormina, Sicily 37°51′25″N 15°16′39″E﻿ / ﻿37.85694°N 15.27750°E﻿ / 37.85694; 15.27750 Result Aghlabid victory Territorial changes Taormina and much of Val Demone captured by the Aghlabids Belligerents Aghlabid Emirate Byzantine Empire Commanders and leaders Ibrahim II Eustathios, Michael Charaktos, Constantine Karamallos class=notpageimage| Location within Sicily