Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of John

East Roman (Byzantine) general under Justinian I, AD 550 to AD 501

John is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between AD 538 and AD 553: 2 battles and 3 sieges, all in present-day Italy. Taken in date order, the sites lie 351 km apart end to end, 88 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Gothic War of 535–554 (5).

Siege of UrbinusSiege of AriminumBattle of MucelliumBattle of TaginaeSiege of UrviventusSiege of UrbinusSiege of AriminumBattle of MucelliumBattle of TaginaeSiege of UrviventusFlorenceGenoaBolognaPescaraPisaParmaLivornoPerugiaRavennaFerrara200 km43.389N, 12.083E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 538: 2 engagements2 in AD 538AD 542: 1 engagementsAD 552: 1 engagementsAD 553: 1 engagementsAD 538AD 553
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Urbinus, AD 538Siege of Ariminum, AD 538Battle of Mucellium, AD 542Battle of Taginae, AD 552Siege of Urviventus, AD 553AD 538AD 553
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
AD 538Siege of UrbinusUrbino, ItalyByzantine victory
February AD 538Siege of AriminumAriminum, Italy38 km NByzantine victory
AD 542Battle of MucelliumMugello, Italy96 km WOstrogothic victory
June AD 552Battle of TaginaeGualdo Tadino, Italy138 km SEByzantine victory
AD 553Siege of UrviventusOrvieto, Italy79 km SWByzantine 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. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.