Atlas of Battles

commander, 14 engagements

Battles of Belisarius

Battles of Belisarius

6th century Byzantine general instrumental in reconquest of much of the former Roman Mediterranean territories (505-565)

Belisarius is recorded as a commander at 14 placed engagements in the atlas between AD 528 and AD 559: 7 battles and 7 sieges across 4 present-day countries, most in Italy (7), Turkey (3), Syria (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 7,766 km apart end to end, 597 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Gothic War of 535–554 (7), Iberian War (3), Vandalic War (2).

Battle of ThannurisSiege of PanormusSiege of NaplesSiege of UrbinusSiege of AriminumSiege of RavennaSiege of AuximusBattle of NisibisBattle of MelantiasBattle of DaraBattle of CallinicumBattle of Ad DecimumBattle of TricamarumSiege of RomeBattle of DaraBattle of CallinicumBattle of Ad DecimumSiege of RomeAthensViennaAnkaraTel AvivMilanDamascusNaplesTripoliBucharestBudapest1000 km40.184N, 25.720E
14 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 528: 1 engagementsAD 530: 1 engagementsAD 531: 1 engagementsAD 533: 2 engagements2 in AD 533AD 535: 1 engagementsAD 536: 1 engagementsAD 537: 1 engagementsAD 538: 2 engagements2 in AD 538AD 539: 2 engagements2 in AD 539AD 541: 1 engagementsAD 559: 1 engagementsAD 528AD 559
14 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Thannuris, AD 528Battle of Dara, AD 530Battle of Callinicum, AD 531Battle of Ad Decimum, AD 533Battle of Tricamarum, AD 533Siege of Panormus, AD 535Siege of Naples, AD 536Siege of Rome, AD 537Siege of Urbinus, AD 538Siege of Ariminum, AD 538Siege of Ravenna, AD 539Siege of Auximus, AD 539Battle of Nisibis, AD 541Battle of Melantias, AD 559AD 528AD 559
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
AD 528Battle of ThannurisTell Tuneinir, SyriaSasanian victory
May AD 530Battle of DaraDara, Turkey85 km NByzantine victory
19 April AD 531Battle of CallinicumNikephorion, Syria221 km SWSasanian victory (see Aftermath)
13 September AD 533Battle of Ad DecimumCarthage, Tunisia2,570 km WByzantine victory
15 December AD 533Battle of TricamarumCarthage, Tunisia12 km NEByzantine victory
October AD 535Siege of PanormusPanormus, Italy303 km NEByzantine victory
September AD 536Siege of NaplesNeapolis, Italy312 km NByzantine victory
2 March AD 537Siege of RomeRome, Italy188 km NWByzantine victory
AD 538Siege of UrbinusUrbino, Italy202 km NByzantine victory
February AD 538Siege of AriminumAriminum, Italy38 km NByzantine victory
AD 539Siege of RavennaRavenna, Italy50 km NWByzantine victory
March AD 539Siege of AuximusOsimo, Italy146 km SEByzantine victory
AD 541Battle of NisibisNusaybin, Turkey2,445 km ESasanian victory
February AD 559Battle of MelantiasMelantias, Turkey1,194 km NWByzantine victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Meister von San Vitale in Ravenna, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.