Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Katakalon Kekaumenos

Byzantine general, born 1100

Katakalon Kekaumenos is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1038 and 1057: 5 battles and 1 siege across 4 present-day countries, most in Italy (3), Iraq (1), Armenia (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,150 km apart end to end, 830 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Byzantine–Seljuq Wars (2), Arab–Byzantine wars (1).

Siege of MessinaCapture of MessinaBattle of RomettaBattle of the Stragna RiverBattle of KapetronBattle of PetroeCapture of MessinaBattle of the Stragna RiverBattle of KapetronBattle of PetroeBaghdadAthensAlexandriaAnkaraTel AvivAleppoDamascusNaplesBucharestBeirut1000 km37.951N, 29.785E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1038: 2 engagements2 in 10381041: 1 engagements1048: 2 engagements2 in 10481057: 1 engagements10381057
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Capture of Messina, 1038Battle of Rometta, 1038Siege of Messina, 1041Battle of the Stragna River, 1048Battle of Kapetron, 1048Battle of Petroe, 105710381057
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1038Capture of MessinaMessina, ItalyByzantine victory
1038Battle of RomettaRometta, Italy12 km WByzantine victory
1041Siege of MessinaMessina, Italy12 km EByzantine victory
1048Battle of the Stragna RiverGreat Zab, Iraq2,555 km EByzantine victory
18 September 1048Battle of KapetronPasinler, Armenia552 km NWInconclusive
20 August 1057Battle of PetroeTurkey1,018 km WRebel 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.