Battle of Thannuris
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The Battle of Thannuris was a 6th-century clash between the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the Sasanian Persian Empire in northern Mesopotamia, notable for a major Byzantine defeat during Justinian I’s reign.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| approximateYearRange | c. 527–529 ⓘ |
| associatedRuler | Khosrow I of the Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ByzantineCommander |
Belisarius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buzes NERFINISHED ⓘ Coutzes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | Byzantine attempt to build a fortress at Thannuris ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | early phase of Justinian I’s reign ⓘ |
| combatantsType | regular imperial armies ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Byzantine–Sasanian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | pitched battle near a fortified site ⓘ |
| date | c. 528 ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| frontierZone | Roman–Persian borderlands ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfMainSources | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTechnology | late Roman and Sasanian heavy cavalry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
capture or loss of several Byzantine officers
ⓘ
heavy Byzantine casualties ⓘ |
| outcome | major Byzantine defeat ⓘ |
| partOf | Iberian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Justinian I’s eastern campaigns ⓘ |
| place | Thannuris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | rivalry between Eastern Roman and Sasanian Empires ⓘ |
| primarySource | Procopius of Caesarea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignOf | Justinian I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConflict |
Battle of Callinicum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Dara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConstruction |
fortress of Mindouos (often associated in sources)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fortress of Thannuris ⓘ |
| result | Sasanian victory ⓘ |
| SasanianCommander |
Perozes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sittas (possibly involved in related operations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | control of frontier routes in northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 6th century ⓘ |
| warTheater | Roman–Sasanian frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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