century, 120 engagements
Battles of the 6th century
120 engagements of the 6th century are placed in the atlas: 76 battles, 43 sieges and 1 naval action across 25 present-day countries, most in Italy (26), Turkey (20), Tunisia (11). The century's largest wars by placed engagements: Gothic War of 535–554 (24), Lazic War (11), Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591 (8), Iberian War (5).
Engagements by decade
Wars of the century 11 with pages
Most widely documented engagements
| Date | Engagement | Place | War |
|---|---|---|---|
| AD 507 | Battle of Vouille | Vouillé | Franco-Visigothic Wars |
| May AD 530 | Battle of Dara | Dara | Iberian War |
| 13 September AD 533 | Battle of Ad Decimum | Carthage | Vandalic War |
| June AD 552 | Battle of Taginae | Gualdo Tadino | Gothic War of 535–554 |
| September AD 552 | Battle of Mons Lactarius | Monti Lattari | Gothic War of 535–554 |
| 15 December AD 533 | Battle of Tricamarum | Carthage | Vandalic War |
| 2 March AD 537 | Siege of Rome | Rome | Gothic War of 535–554 |
| 19 April AD 531 | Battle of Callinicum | Nikephorion | Iberian War |
| AD 577 | Battle of Deorham | Dyrham | Anglo-Saxon settlement of England |
| AD 546 | Sack of Rome | Rome | Gothic War of 535–554 |
| AD 530 | Battle of Satala | Satala | Iberian War |
| 25 June AD 524 | Battle of Vézeronce | Morestel | Burgundy War |
| AD 586 | Battle of Solachon | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591 | |
| AD 551 | Battle of Sena Gallica | Senigallia | Gothic War of 535–554 |
| AD 552 | Battle of Asfeld | Pannonia | |
| AD 560 | Battle of Gol-Zarriun | Bukhara | Hephthalite–Sasanian Wars |
| AD 542 | Battle of Faventia | Q48808799 | Gothic War of 535–554 |
| October AD 542 | Siege of Naples | Neapolis | Gothic War of 535–554 |
| July AD 591 | Battle of the Blarathon | Ganzak | Sasanian Civil War of 589–591 |
| September AD 554 | Battle of the Volturnus | Volturno | Gothic War of 535–554 |
| AD 573 | Battle of Arfderydd | Cumberland | |
| AD 528 | Battle of Thannuris | Tell Tuneinir | Iberian War |
| April AD 580 | Siege of Sirmium | Sirmium | Avar–Byzantine Wars |
| AD 576 | Battle of Melitene | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591 | |
| May AD 549 | Siege of Rome | Rome | Gothic War of 535–554 |
| AD 599 | Battles of Viminacium | Viminacium | Avar–Byzantine Wars |
| September AD 536 | Siege of Naples | Neapolis | Gothic War of 535–554 |
| AD 541 | Siege of Verona | Verona | Gothic War of 535–554 |
| AD 532 | Battle of Autun | Autun | |
| June AD 555 | Siege of Phasis | Phasis | Lazic War |
| September AD 502 | Siege of Amida | Amida | Anastasian War |
| October AD 535 | Siege of Panormus | Panormus | Gothic War of 535–554 |
| AD 588 | Battle of Martyropolis | Silvan | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591 |
| AD 542 | Battle of Mucellium | Mugello | Gothic War of 535–554 |
| AD 600 | Battle of Catraeth | Catterick | |
| February AD 559 | Battle of Melantias | Melantias | |
| AD 561 | Battle of Cúl Dreimhne | ||
| AD 573 | Siege of Dara | Dara | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591 |
| AD 531 | Siege of Martyropolis | Martyropolis | |
| AD 550 | Siege of Petra | Petra | Lazic War |
| AD 570 | Siege of Sanaa | Sanaa | Aksumite–Persian Wars |
| AD 541 | Battle of Treviso | Treviso | Gothic War of 535–554 |
| AD 537 | Battle of Shayuan | ||
| AD 539 | Siege of Ravenna | Ravenna | Gothic War of 535–554 |
| AD 573 | Siege of Nisibis | Nusaybin | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591 |
| AD 544 | Siege of Edessa | Edessa | Lazic War |
| AD 555 | Siege of Onoguris | Onoguris | Lazic War |
| AD 569 | Siege of Pavia | Pavia | Byzantine–Lombard Wars |
| AD 545 | Battle of Thacia | Q2890068 | |
| AD 542 | Siege of Caesaraugusta | Zaragoza | Franco-Visigothic Wars |
| August AD 548 | Siege of Petra | Petra | Lazic War |
| July AD 502 | Siege of Theodosiopolis | Erzurum | Anastasian War |
| AD 554 | Yawm Halima | Qinnasrin | Lazic War |
| AD 596 | Battle of Raith | Kirkcaldy | |
| February AD 538 | Siege of Ariminum | Ariminum | Gothic War of 535–554 |
| AD 541 | Siege of Petra | Petra | Lazic War |
| AD 534 | Battle of Mammes | Q2890068 | |
| AD 528 | Battle of Mindouos | Iberian War | |
| AD 536 | Battle of the Bagradas River | Medjerda River | Q2890068 |
| AD 528 | Battle of Sondani | Mandsaur | |
| AD 570 | Battle of Hadhramaut | Sanaa | Aksumite–Persian Wars |
| AD 502 | Siege of Martyropolis | Martyropolis | Anastasian War |
| AD 512 | Battle of Barcelona | Barcelona | list of Visigothic Kings |
| AD 507 | Siege of Arles | Arles | Franco-Visigothic Wars |
| AD 580 | Battle of Alclud Ford | Dumbarton Castle | |
| AD 556 | Battle of Beran Byrig | Barbury Castle | Anglo-Saxon settlement of England |
| AD 592 | Battle of Woden's Burg | Adam's Grave | Anglo-Saxon settlement of England |
| AD 531 | Battle of the Unstrut River | ||
| AD 537 | Battle of Scalas Veteres | Carthage | Q2890068 |
| AD 540 | Battle of Sbeitla | Q2890068 | |
| AD 544 | Battle of Cillium | Kasserine | Q2890068 |
| AD 600 | Battle of Shi'b Jabala | ||
| AD 550 | Battle of the Phasis | Lazic War | |
| AD 573 | Battle of Apamea | Apamea | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591 |
| AD 506 | Battle of Strasbourg | Strasbourg | |
| AD 505 | Battle of Horreum Margi | ||
| AD 581 | Battle of Constantia | Q139505621 | |
| AD 547 | Battle of Marta | Q2890068 | |
| March AD 539 | Siege of Auximus | Osimo | Gothic War of 535–554 |
| AD 538 | Siege of Urbinus | Urbino | Gothic War of 535–554 |
| AD 553 | Siege of Urviventus | Orvieto | Gothic War of 535–554 |
| AD 541 | Battle of Nisibis | Nusaybin | Belisarius' invasion of Mesopotamia |
| AD 540 | Siege of Antioch | Antioch | Byzantine–Sassanian Wars |
| AD 597 | Siege of Thessalonica | Thessaloniki | Avar–Byzantine Wars |
| AD 551 | Battle of Archaeopolis | Lazic War | |
| AD 550 | Battle of the Hippus | Lazic War | |
| AD 536 | Siege of Carthage | Carthage | Q2890068 |
| AD 523 | Siege of Najran | Najran | Aksumite invasion of Himyar |
| AD 589 | Battle of Herat | Herat | Q2319952 |
| AD 508 | Battle of Netley | Netley | |
| AD 548 | Battle of the Fields of Cato | Tunisia | Q2890068 |
| March AD 538 | Siege of Milan | Milan | Gothic War of 535–554 |
| AD 559 | Battle by the Anastasian Wall | ||
| AD 535 | Battle of Scardon | Gothic War of 535–554 | |
| AD 589 | Battle of Carcassonne | Carcassonne | Franco-Visigothic Wars |
| AD 590 | Siege of Pavia | Pavia | Byzantine–Lombard Wars |
| AD 538 | Battle of Pavia | Pavia | Gothic War of 535–554 |
| 13 September AD 533 | Battle of Carthage | Carthage | Vandalic War |
| AD 534 | Musashi Kokuzo Rebellion | Musashi Province | |
| AD 550 | Battle of the Tsebelda fortress | Lazic War | |
| AD 556 | Battle of Tsakhar | Q16372508 | |
| AD 502 | Battle of the Samgori Plains | Ujarma | |
| AD 513 | Battle of Acris | Kaliakra | |
| AD 582 | Battle of the Nymphios River | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591 | |
| AD 570 | Aksumite siege of Mecca | Mecca | |
| AD 589 | Battle of the Araxes | Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591 | |
| AD 599 | Battle of Dormelles | Dormelles | Merovingian Brothers' War |
| AD 533 | Battle of Caranalis | Cagliari | |
| AD 510 | Siege of Arles | Arles | |
| AD 510 | Battle of Barcelona | Barcino | |
| AD 568 | Siege of Sirmium | Sirmium | |
| AD 592 | Avar sieges of Singidunum | Belgrade | Avar–Byzantine Wars |
| AD 585 | Battle of Braga | Braga | |
| AD 534 | Siege of Arles | Arles | |
| AD 566 | Sieges of Arles | Arles | |
| AD 559 | Battle of Chettos | ||
| June AD 552 | Siege of Cumae | Cumae | Gothic War of 535–554 |
| AD 548 | Siege of Rossano | Rossano | Gothic War of 535–554 |
| AD 572 | Battle of Dvin | Dvin | Q20510892 |
| AD 575 | Battle of Gwen Ystrat |
The 120 most widely documented engagements of the century are listed; the war pages list every placed engagement by date.