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contested ground, 16 engagements

Thessaloniki: contested ground

The ground around Thessaloniki was fought over 16 times between AD 254 and 1422: 5 battles and 11 sieges, in 10 different wars. All 16 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of ThessalonicaBattle of ThessalonicaSiege of ThessalonicaSiege of ThessalonicaSiege of ThessalonicaSiege of ThessalonicaSiege of ThessalonicaSiege of ThessalonicaSack of ThessalonicaBattle of ThessalonicaBattle of ThessalonicaBattle of ThessalonicaBattle of ThessalonicaSack of ThessalonicaSiege of ThessalonicaSiege of ThessalonicaSiege of ThessalonicaTiranaDurrësLarissaÇanakkaleBitolaIoaninaSeresKaterini200 km40.639N, 22.934E
16 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Thessalonica, AD 254Battle of Thessalonica, AD 380Siege of Thessalonica, AD 597Siege of Thessalonica, AD 604Siege of Thessalonica, AD 614Siege of Thessalonica, AD 617Siege of Thessalonica, AD 676Siege of Thessalonica, AD 685Sack of Thessalonica, AD 904Battle of Thessalonica, 1000Battle of Thessalonica, 1014Battle of Thessalonica, 1040Battle of Thessalonica, 1040Sack of Thessalonica, 1185Siege of Thessalonica, 1383Siege of Thessalonica, 1422AD 2541422
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 254Siege of ThessalonicaThessalonikiGermanic Wars
AD 380Battle of ThessalonicaThessalonikiGothic War of 376–382
AD 597Siege of ThessalonicaThessalonikiAvar–Byzantine Wars
26 October AD 604Siege of ThessalonicaThessalonikiAvar–Byzantine Wars
AD 614Siege of ThessalonicaThessalonikiSlavic invasion of the Balkans
AD 617Siege of ThessalonicaThessalonikiAvar–Byzantine Wars
AD 676Siege of ThessalonicaThessalonikiSlavic invasion of the Balkans
AD 685Siege of ThessalonicaThessaloniki
AD 904Sack of ThessalonicaThessalonikiArab–Byzantine wars
about 1000Battle of ThessalonicaThessalonikiByzantine conquest of Bulgaria
1014Battle of ThessalonicaThessalonikiByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
1040Battle of ThessalonicaThessalonikiByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
1040Battle of ThessalonicaThessalonikiByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
1185Sack of ThessalonicaThessalonikiByzantine–Norman Wars
1383Siege of ThessalonicaThessalonikiByzantine–Ottoman wars
May 1422Siege of ThessalonicaThessalonikiOttoman–Venetian War of 1423–1430

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.