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Battle of Pharsalus

Battle of Pharsalus was a battle fought in 1277 at Farsala, in what is now Greece. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Farsala. The recorded result: Thessalian victory.

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Fought1277
WhereFarsala, Greece39.296N, 22.384E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeThessalian victory
BelligerentsByzantine EmpireagainstThessaly

Record

Date1277 (year precision)
PlaceFarsala, Greece
39.296N, 22.384E
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • John Synadenos (megas stratopedarches)
  • Michael Kaballarios
  • John I Doukas of Thessaly
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Placed at Farsala; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1277

Battle of Pharsalus is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q392797, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pharsalus (1277), revision 1370585951, 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.