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Battles of Viminacium

Battles of Viminacium was a battle fought in AD 599 at Viminacium, in what is now Serbia. It was part of the Avar–Byzantine Wars, which ran from AD 568 to AD 626. The recorded result: Byzantine victory.

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FoughtAD 599
WhereViminacium, Serbia44.712N, 21.169E
OutcomeByzantine victory
BelligerentsByzantine EmpireagainstAvars
Casualties and lossesAt least 300and~ 32,000 killed or more
Part ofAvar–Byzantine WarsAD 568 to AD 626

Where it sits in the Avar–Byzantine Wars

Siege of Sirmium, AD 580Avar sieges of Singidunum, AD 592Siege of Thessalonica, AD 597Battles of Viminacium, AD 599Siege of Thessalonica, AD 604Siege of Thessalonica, AD 617AD 580AD 617Battles of Viminacium, AD 599
6 placed engagements of the Avar–Byzantine Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 599 (year precision)
PlaceViminacium, Serbia
44.712N, 21.169E
KindBattle, medieval
Casualties and lossesAt least 300~ 32,000 killed or more
Commanders
  • Priscus (magister militum)
  • Great Khan
  • Bayan I
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in AD 599

Battles of Viminacium is one of 120 engagements of the 6th century in the atlas and one of 100 in present-day Serbia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1504536, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battles of Viminacium, revision 1370603825, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.