Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Durrës: contested ground

The ground around Durrës was fought over 4 times between 48 BC and 1107: 3 battles and 1 siege, in 3 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of DyrrhachiumBattle of DyrrhachiumSiege of DyrrhachiumBattle of DyrrhachiumBattle of DyrrhachiumThessalonikiSkopjePodgoricaBariTarantoLecceShkodërBrindisi200 km41.317N, 19.465E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Dyrrhachium, 48 BCBattle of Dyrrhachium, 1018Battle of Dyrrhachium, 1081Siege of Dyrrhachium, 110748 BC1107
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
10 July 48 BCBattle of DyrrhachiumDurrësCaesar's Civil War
January 1018Battle of DyrrhachiumAlbaniaByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
18 October 1081Battle of DyrrhachiumDurrësByzantine–Norman Wars
October 1107Siege of DyrrhachiumDurrësByzantine–Norman Wars

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.