Atlas of Battles

war, 13 engagements

Battles of the Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628

The atlas places 13 engagements of the Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 (AD 602 to AD 628): 8 battles and 5 sieges across 5 present-day countries, most in Turkey (7), Israel (2), Azerbaijan (2). The most widely documented: Battle of Nineveh, Siege of Constantinople.

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Battle of ArzamonSiege of EdessaSiege of CaesareaBattle of GanzakBattle of AghdamBattle of ArcheshBattle of the LycusBattle of AntiochSiege of Caesarea MaritimaSasanian conquest of JerusalemBattle of SarusSiege of ConstantinopleBattle of NinevehBattle of AntiochSiege of Caesarea MaritimaSasanian conquest of JerusalemBattle of SarusSiege of ConstantinopleBattle of NinevehBaghdadAlexandriaAnkaraTel AvivDamascusBakuBeirutYerevanTbilisiNicosia500 km36.398N, 37.946E
13 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 605: 1 engagementsAD 610: 1 engagementsAD 611: 1 engagementsAD 613: 1 engagementsAD 614: 2 engagementsAD 624: 1 engagementsAD 625: 3 engagements3 in AD 625AD 626: 2 engagementsAD 627: 1 engagementsAD 605AD 627
13 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Arzamon, AD 605Siege of Edessa, AD 610Siege of Caesarea, AD 611Battle of Antioch, AD 613Siege of Caesarea Maritima, AD 614Sasanian conquest of Jerusalem, AD 614Battle of Ganzak, AD 624Battle of Aghdam, AD 625Battle of Archesh, AD 625Battle of Sarus, AD 625Siege of Constantinople, AD 626Battle of the Lycus, AD 626Battle of Nineveh, AD 627AD 605AD 627
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
AD 605Battle of ArzamonDara, TurkeyDecisive Sasanian victory
AD 610Siege of EdessaEdessa, TurkeyByzantine victory
AD 611Siege of CaesareaCaesarea of Cappadocia, TurkeyIndecisive
AD 613Battle of AntiochAntioch, TurkeySasanian victory
AD 614Siege of Caesarea MaritimaCaesarea Maritima, IsraelSasanian victory
March AD 614Sasanian conquest of JerusalemJerusalem, IsraelSasanian victory
AD 624Battle of GanzakGanzak, IranByzantine victory
AD 625Battle of AghdamAghdam, AzerbaijanByzantine victory
AD 625Battle of ArcheshCaucasian Albania, AzerbaijanByzantine victory
AD 625Battle of SarusSeyhan River, Turkey
May AD 626Siege of ConstantinopleConstantinople, TurkeyByzantine victory
AD 626Battle of the LycusKelkit Brook, TurkeyByzantine victory
12 December AD 627Battle of NinevehNineveh, IraqByzantine victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.