List of Byzantine battles

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The following is a list of battles fought by the Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire, from the 6th century AD until its dissolution in the mid-15th century, organized by date. The list is not exhaustive. For battles fought by the Byzantine Empire's Roman predecessors, see List of Roman battles.

6th century[]

  • 503 – Siege of Amida (502–503) – The Persians captured the city of Amida.
  • 528 –
  • 530 –
  • 531 – Battle of Callinicum – Persian general Azarethes defeats Belisarius
  • 533 –
  • 535 –
    • Battle of Mammes
  • 536 – Siege of Naples – Byzantines capture Naples
  • 537 –
  • 537–38 – Siege of Rome – Byzantines defend Rome against the Ostrogoths
  • 538 –
    • Siege of Ariminum – Byzantines take Ariminum from the Ostrogoths
    • Siege of Urbinus – Byzantines take Urbinus from the Ostrogoths
    • Siege of Urviventus – Byzantines take Urviventus from the Ostrogoths
  • 539 – Siege of Auximus – Byzantines take Auximus from the Ostrogoths
  • 539–540 Siege of Ravenna — Byzantines force the Ostrogothic king to surrender
  • 541 –
    • Siege of Petra – Sasanians capture Petra, Lazica from the Byzantines
    • Battle of Nisibis – Byzantines defeat the Persians
    • – Byzantines capture Sisauranon from the Sasanians
    • Siege of Verona – Ostrogoths under Totila repel the Byzantines
  • 542 –
  • 542–543 – Siege of Naples – Totila recaptures Naples
  • 543 – Battle of Anglon – The Byzantine invasion of Persarmenia is defeated
  • 544 –
    • Battle of Cillium – The Byzantine governor of Africa Solomon is killed by the Moors
    • Siege of Edessa – Unsuccessful siege of the Byzantine fortress of Edessa by the Sasanians
  • 546 – Sack of Rome by Totila, King of the Ostrogoths
  • 548 – Battle of the Fields of Cato – The new Byzantine commander, John Troglita, crushes the Moorish uprising
  • 551 –
  • 552 – Battle of Taginae – Narses replaces Belisarius and defeats Ostrogoths under Totila
  • 553 –
  • 554, October – Battle of the Volturnus – Narses defeats the Franks
  • 559 – Battle of Melantias – Belisarius defeats the Kutrigurs
  • 555 – Siege of Phasis – Sasanian siege of the town Phasis is defeated by the Byzantines
  • 573 –
    • Siege of Nisibis – Failed Byzantine siege of Nisibis
    • Siege of Dara – Sassanid Empire captures the strategic fortress of Dara
  • 576 – – Byzantine Empire defeats the Sassanid Empire
  • 586 – Battle of Solachon – Byzantine Empire defeats the Sassanid Empire
  • 588 – Battle of Martyropolis – Byzantine Empire defeats the Sassanid Empire
  • 591 – Battle of Blarathon – Byzantines defeat Bahram Chobin and help Khosrau II to recover his throne

7th century[]

8th century[]

  • 707–708 or 708–709 – Siege of Tyana – Umayyads besiege and capture Tyana
  • 708 – Battle of Anchialus (708)
  • 717–718 – Siege of Constantinople – Second and last siege of Constantinople by the Arabs
  • 727 – Siege of Nicaea – Unsuccessful siege of Nicaea by the Arabs
  • 740 – Battle of Akroinon – Byzantine emperor Leo III the Isaurian destroys an Arab invasion force
  • 746 – Battle of Keramaia
  • 756 – Battle of Marcellae
  • 759 – Battle of the Rishki Pass
  • 763 – Battle of Anchialus
  • 766 – Siege of Kamacha – Unsuccessful Abbasid siege of the fort of Kamacha
  • 774 – Battle of Berzitia
  • 782 – Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor – Harun al-Rashid leads his troops as far as Chrysopolis
  • 788 – Battle of Kopidnadon – Byzantines defeated by Abbasid invasion
  • 792 – Battle of Marcellae

9th century[]

  • 804 – Battle of Krasos – Abbasid army defeats emperor Nikephoros I
  • 806 – Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor – Harun al-Rashid invades Asia Minor and sacks Heraclea
  • 811 – Battle of Pliska – Emperor Nikephoros I is defeated by Bulgarian army
  • 827–828 – Siege of Syracuse – Unsuccessful siege of Syracuse by the Aghlabids
  • 829 – Battle of Thasos – Byzantine fleet is defeated by Emirate of Crete
  • 838 –
    • Battle of Anzen – Emperor Theophilos is defeated by the Abbasids under Afshin.
    • Sack of Amorium – Abbasids under Caliph al-Mu'tasim besiege and sack the city of Amorium
  • 844 – Battle of Mauropotamos – Abbasid army defeats the Byzantines under Theoktistos
  • 853 – Sack of Damietta – Byzantine fleet raids and captures the port of Damietta in Egypt
  • 862 – Capture of Faruriyyah – Abbasids capture the border fortress of Farurriyah
  • 863 – Battle of Lalakaon – Byzantine army under Petronas annihilates the army of Malatya and kills its emir, Umar al-Aqta
  • 868 – Siege of Ragusa – Byzantine fleet under Niketas Ooryphas relieves Ragusa and restores Byzantine control over Dalmatia
  • 872 or 878 – Battle of Bathys Ryax – The Byzantines defeat the Paulicians and kill their leader, Chrysocheir
  • 872 or 873 – Battle of Kardia – Byzantine fleet under Niketas Ooryphas defeats the Cretan Saracens under the renegade Photios
  • 873 or 879 – Battle of the Gulf of Corinth – Byzantine fleet under Niketas Ooryphas defeats the Cretan Saracens under the renegade Photios
  • 877–878 – Siege of Syracuse – Fall of Syracuse to the Aghlabids
  • 880 –
  • After 883 : Siege of Euripos
  • 888 – Battle of Milazzo – Aghlabids defeat Byzantines
  • 896 – Battle of Boulgarophygon – Bulgarian Army defeats Byzantines under Leo Katakalon

10th century[]

11th century[]

12th century[]

13th century[]

14th century[]

  • 1304 –
  • 1305 – Battle of Apros -The Catalan Company defeats the Byzantines
  • 1310 – Conquest of Rhodes – Hospitallers capture Rhodes
  • 1320 – Battle of Saint George — The Byzantines under Andronikos Asen ambush and defeat the forces of the Principality of Achaea, securing possession of Arcadia.
  • 1320–26 – Siege of Prussa – The Ottomans capture the city of Prussa, which becomes their capital
  • 1329 – Battle of Pelekanon – The Ottomans defeat the last Byzantine attempt to defend Asia Minor
  • 1328–31 – Siege of Nicaea – Ottomans capture the city of Nicaea
  • 1332 – Battle of Rusokastro – Bulgarians defeat the Byzantines
  • 1333–37 – Siege of Nicomedia – Fall of Nicomedia to the Ottomans
  • 1354 – Fall of Gallipoli – Capture of Gallipoli by the Ottomans, first Ottoman stronghold in Europe
  • 1366 – Reconquest of Gallipoli – Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy, recovers Gallipoli for the Byzantines
  • 1390 – Fall of Philadelphia – Ottomans capture Philadelphia, the last Byzantine stronghold in Asia

15th century[]

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