Battle of Telephis

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The Battle of Telephis was a significant engagement during the Lazic War between the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the Sasanian Persian Empire over control of the strategically vital region of Lazica in the Caucasus.

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instanceOf battle
military engagement
belligerent Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED
Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED
Sasanian Persian Empire NERFINISHED
combatantSide Eastern Roman (Byzantine) forces NERFINISHED
Sasanian Persian forces NERFINISHED
conflict Lazic War NERFINISHED
conflictOver control of Lazica
era Late Antiquity
geopoliticalContext struggle for dominance in the Caucasus between Rome and Persia
historicalRegion Lazica NERFINISHED
involvedEmpire Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED
Sasanian Persian Empire NERFINISHED
location Caucasus NERFINISHED
Lazica NERFINISHED
partOf Lazic War NERFINISHED
regionType borderland between Roman and Sasanian spheres of influence
relatedConflict Roman–Sasanian Wars NERFINISHED
relatedRegion Black Sea hinterland
significance influenced control of Lazica
major engagement of the Lazic War
strategicImportance control of a vital region in the Caucasus
warTheater Caucasus region

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Lazic War notableBattle Battle of Telephis