Atlas of Battles

war, 6 engagements

Battles of the Avar–Byzantine Wars

The atlas places 6 engagements of the Avar–Byzantine Wars (AD 568 to AD 626): 1 battle and 5 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in Serbia (3), Greece (3).

See them on the globe

Siege of SirmiumAvar sieges of SingidunumSiege of ThessalonicaBattles of ViminaciumSiege of ThessalonicaSiege of ThessalonicaSiege of SirmiumSiege of ThessalonicaBattles of ViminaciumSiege of ThessalonicaSiege of ThessalonicaBucharestSofiaTiranaSarajevoSkopjePristinaPodgoricaBariCraiovaNiš200 km42.807N, 21.280E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 580: 1 engagements1 in AD 580AD 592: 1 engagements1 in AD 592AD 597: 1 engagements1 in AD 597AD 599: 1 engagements1 in AD 599AD 604: 1 engagements1 in AD 604AD 617: 1 engagements1 in AD 617AD 580AD 617
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Siege of Sirmium, AD 580Avar sieges of Singidunum, AD 592Siege of Thessalonica, AD 597Battles of Viminacium, AD 599Siege of Thessalonica, AD 604Siege of Thessalonica, AD 617AD 580AD 617
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
April AD 580Siege of SirmiumSirmium, SerbiaAvar victory
AD 592Avar sieges of SingidunumBelgrade, Serbia
AD 597Siege of ThessalonicaThessaloniki, Greece
AD 599Battles of ViminaciumViminacium, SerbiaByzantine victory
26 October AD 604Siege of ThessalonicaThessaloniki, Greece
AD 617Siege of ThessalonicaThessaloniki, GreeceByzantine victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Avar–Byzantine Wars (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.