# List of Byzantine battles

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 – Battle of Thannuris (and/or Battle of Mindouos) – Sassanid Persians defeat Byzantines under Belisarius, death of Jabalah IV ibn al-Harith.
* 530 –
** Battle of Dara – Belisarius defeats the Persians
** Battle of Satala – Byzantine Empire defeats the Sassanid Empire
* 531 – Battle of Callinicum – Persian general Azarethes defeats Belisarius
* 533 –
** 13 September Battle of Ad Decimum – Belisarius defeats Vandals near Carthage
** 15 December Battle of Tricamarum – Belisarius defeats again the Vandals near Carthage.
* 535 –
** Battle of Mammes
** Battle of Mount Bourgaon
* 536 – Siege of Naples – Byzantines capture Naples
* 537 – Battle of Scalas Veteres
* 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
** Siege of Sisauranon – The Sasanian garrison went over to the Byzantine side
** Siege of Verona – Ostrogoths under Totila repel the Byzantines
* 542 –
** Battle of Faventia – Ostrogoths under Totila defeat the combined Byzantine armies
** Battle of Mucellium – Ostrogoths under Totila defeat the Byzantines
* 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
* 546 or 547 – Battle of Sufetula – Byzantine victory over the Moors
* 548 – Battle of the Fields of Cato – The new Byzantine commander, John Troglita, crushes the Moorish uprising
* 551 –
** Battle of Sena Gallica – Byzantine fleet destroys the Ostrogothic navy
** Siege of Petra (550–551) – Byzantines recapture and destroy Petra, Lazica from the Sasanians
* 552 – Battle of Taginae – Narses replaces Belisarius and defeats Ostrogoths under Totila
* 553 –
** Battle of Mons Lactarius Narses defeats the Ostrogoths under Teia
** Battle of Telephis–Ollaria – Byzantines are repelled by a Sasanian assault
* 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 – Battle of Melitene – 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

* 613 – Battle of Antioch
* 614 –
** Siege of Caesarea
** Siege of Jerusalem
* 622 - Battle of Ophlimus. A Byzantine victory as a result of clever tactics by Heraclius
* 624 - Battle of Ganzak. Heraclius crushes Khosrow's army
* 625 - Battle of Archesh. Byzantine empire capture Persarmenia
* 626 – Siege of Constantinople
* 627 – Battle of Nineveh
* 629 – Battle of Mu'tah
* 634 –
** Battle of Bosra
** Battle of Ajnadayn
** Battle of Fahl
** Siege of Damascus
** Battle of Maraj-al-Debaj
* 635–636 – Siege of Emesa
* 636 – Battle of Yarmouk
* 637 –
** Siege of Jerusalem
** Battle of Hazir
* 637 –
** Siege of Aleppo
** Battle of the Iron Bridge
* 638 – Siege of Germanicia
* 640 – Battle of Heliopolis
* 641 – Siege of Alexandria
* 646 – Battle of Nikiou
* 647 – Battle of Sufetula
* 655 – Battle of the Masts
* 674–678 – Siege of Constantinople
* 680 – Battle of Ongal
* 682 or 683 – Battle of Vescera
* 692 – Battle of Sebastopolis
* 698 – Battle of Carthage

## 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 –
** Battle of Cephalonia – Nasar defeats an Aghlabid fleet raiding western Greece in a night battle
** Battle of Stelai – Nasar defeats an Aghlabid fleet off Calabria
* 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

* 902 – Siege of Taormina – The former Aghlabid emir, Ibrahim II, captures the fortress of Taormina
* 904 Sack of Thessalonica
* 915 Battle of Garigliano
* 917 –
** Battle of Achelous
** Battle of Katasyrtai
* 922 – Battle of Pegae
* 941 – Rus' raid against Constantinople and Bithynia
* 953 – Battle of Marash
* 958 – Battle of Raban
* 960 – Battle of Andrassos
* 962 – Siege of Taormina – The Fatimids capture the fortress of Taormina
* 965 – Battle of the Straits – The Fatimids destroy a Byzantine invasion fleet under Niketas Abalantes
* 970 – Battle of Arcadiopolis
* 970–971 – Siege of Dorostolon
* 971 – Battle of Alexandretta
* 986 – Battle of the Gates of Trajan
* 994 – Battle of the Orontes
* 995 – Battle of Thessalonica
* 997 – Battle of Spercheios
* 998 – Battle of Apamea

## 11th century

* 1004 –
** Battle of Skopje
** Battle of Thessalonica
* 1009 – Battle of Kreta
* 1014 –
** Battle of Thessalonica
** Battle of Kleidion
** Battle of Strumica
* 1015 – Battle of Bitola
* 1017 – Battle of Setina
* 1018 –
** Battle of Dyrrhachium
** Battle of Cannae
* 1021 – Battle of Shirimni
* 1022 – Battle of Svindax
* 1024 – Battle of Lemnos
* 1030 – Battle of Azaz
* 1040 –
** Battle of Thessalonica
** Battle of Thessalonica
* 1041 –
** Battle of Ostrovo
** Battle of Olivento
** Battle of Montemaggiore
** Battle of Montepeloso
* 1043 – Rus' raid into the Aegean Sea
* 1047 – Battle of Sasireti
* 1048 – Battle of Kapetron
* 1053-Battle of Zygos Pass
* 1054 – Battle of Manzikert
* 1067 – Battle of Caesarea
* 1068–71 – Siege of Bari
* 1069 – Battle of Iconium
* 1071 – Battle of Manzikert
* 1078 – Battle of Kalavrye
* 1081 – Battle of Dyrrhachium
* 1091 – Battle of Levounion
* 1097 – Siege of Nicaea

## 12th century

* 1107–1108 – Siege of Dyrrhachium
* 1113 – Siege of Nicaea
* 1116 – Battle of Philomelion
* 1122 – Battle of Beroia
* 1138 – Siege of Shaizar
* 1167 – Battle of Sirmium
* 1176 – Battle of Myriokephalon
* 1177 – Battle of Hyelion and Leimocheir
* 1185 –
** Sack of Thessalonica
** Battle of Demetritzes
* 1187 – Siege of Lovech
* 1190 – Battle of Tryavna
* 1194 – Battle of Arcadiopolis
* 1196 – Battle of Serres

## 13th century

* 1201 – Siege of Varna
* 1203 – Siege of Constantinople – First attack on Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade, deposition of Alexios III Angelos
* 1204 – Siege of Constantinople – Second attack and capture of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade, dissolution of the Byzantine Empire, establishment of the Latin Empire
* 1205 –
** Battle of the Olive Grove of Kountouras
** Battle of Adramyttium
* 1205–06 – Siege of Trebizond
* 1207 – Siege of Attalia
* 1211 –
** Battle of Antioch on the Meander
** Battle of the Rhyndacus
* 1214 – Siege of Sinope
* 1222–23 – Siege of Trebizond
* 1223 or 1224 – Battle of Poimanenon
* 1230 – Battle of Klokotnitsa – Bulgarians defeat and capture Theodore Komnenos Doukas
* 1235 – Siege of Constantinople – Unsuccessful joint Bulgarian–Nicaean siege of Constantinople
* 1254 – Battle of Adrianople
* 1259 – Battle of Pelagonia
* 1260 – Siege of Constantinople
* 1263 –
** Battle of Prinitza
** Battle of Settepozzi
* 1263 or 1264 – Battle of Makryplagi
* 1272/73 or 1274/75 –
** Battle of Neopatras
** Battle of Demetrias
* 1279 – Battle of Devina
* 1280–81 – Siege of Berat

## 14th century

* 1304 –
** Battle of Bapheus – First Ottoman victory over the regular Byzantine army
** Battle of Skafida – Bulgarians defeat the Byzantines
* 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

* 1411 – Siege of Constantinople – Ottomans failed to besiege Constantinople
* 1422 – Siege of Constantinople – Ottomans failed to besiege Constantinople
* 1422–30 – Siege of Thessalonica – Ottomans besiege and capture Thessalonica (after 1423 held by Venice)
* 1427 – Battle of the Echinades - Last naval battle ( and battle in general ) Byzantine empire won.
* 1453 – Fall of Constantinople – Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II captures Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire
* 1461 – Siege of Trebizond – Sultan Mehmed II captures Trebizond, ending the Empire of Trebizond
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