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Battle of Cotyaeum

Battle of Cotyaeum was a battle fought in AD 492 at Kütahya, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Isaurian War, which ran from AD 492 to AD 497. The recorded result: Byzantine victory.

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FoughtAD 492
WhereKütahya, Turkey39.417N, 29.983E
OutcomeByzantine victory
BelligerentsByzantine EmpireagainstIsaurian rebels
Part ofIsaurian WarAD 492 to AD 497

Record

DateAD 492 (year precision)
PlaceKütahya, Turkey
39.417N, 29.983E
KindBattle, ancient
Commanders
  • John the Scythian
  • John the Hunchback
  • Justin I
  • Longinus of Cardala
  • Longinus of Selinus
  • Lilingis
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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.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Cotyaeum is one of 88 engagements of the 5th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870796, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cotyaeum, revision 1370109308, 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.