Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Heraclius

Battles of Heraclius

Byzantine emperor from 610 to 641, AD 575 to AD 641

Heraclius is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between AD 610 and AD 638: 2 battles and 3 sieges across 4 present-day countries, most in Syria (2), Turkey (1), Israel (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,742 km apart end to end, 686 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 (3), Muslim conquest of the Levant (2).

Siege of EdessaSasanian conquest of JerusalemBattle of NinevehBattle of BosraSiege of EmesaSiege of EdessaSasanian conquest of JerusalemBattle of NinevehBattle of BosraSiege of EmesaBaghdadAleppoDamascusBeirutNicosiaAdanaNajafBur SaidKirkukGaza City500 km34.342N, 39.185E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 610: 1 engagements1 in AD 610AD 614: 1 engagements1 in AD 614AD 627: 1 engagements1 in AD 627AD 634: 1 engagements1 in AD 634AD 638: 1 engagements1 in AD 638AD 610AD 638
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Edessa, AD 610Sasanian conquest of Jerusalem, AD 614Battle of Nineveh, AD 627Battle of Bosra, AD 634Siege of Emesa, AD 638AD 610AD 638
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
AD 610Siege of EdessaEdessa, TurkeyByzantine victory
March AD 614Sasanian conquest of JerusalemJerusalem, Israel681 km SWSasanian victory
12 December AD 627Battle of NinevehNineveh, Iraq890 km NEByzantine victory
May AD 634Battle of BosraBosra, Syria816 km SWRashidun victory
AD 638Siege of EmesaEmesa, Syria355 km NRashidun Caliphate 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, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.