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The following is: a list of battles fought by, "the Eastern Roman." Or Byzantine Empire, from the "6th century AD until its dissolution in the mid-15th century," organized by date. The list is not exhaustive. For battles fought by the Byzantine Empire's Roman predecessors, see List of Roman battles.
6th centuryβ»
- 503 β Siege of Amida (502β503) β The Persians captured the city of Amida.
- 528 β Battle of Thannuris (and/or Battle of Mindouos) β Sassanid Persians defeat Byzantines under Belisarius, death of Jabalah IV ibn al-Harith.
- 530 β
- Battle of Dara β Belisarius defeats the Persians
- Battle of Satala β Byzantine Empire defeats the Sassanid Empire
- 531 β Battle of Callinicum β Persian general Azarethes defeats Belisarius
- 533 β
- 13 September Battle of Ad Decimum β Belisarius defeats Vandals near Carthage
- 15 December Battle of Tricamarum β Belisarius defeats again the Vandals near Carthage.
- 535 β
- 536 β Siege of Naples β Byzantines capture Naples
- 537 β Battle of Scalas Veteres
- 537β38 β Siege of Rome β Byzantines defend Rome against the Ostrogoths
- 538 β
- Siege of Ariminum β Byzantines take Ariminum from the Ostrogoths
- Siege of Urbinus β Byzantines take Urbinus from the Ostrogoths
- Siege of Urviventus β Byzantines take Urviventus from the Ostrogoths
- 539 β Siege of Auximus β Byzantines take Auximus from the Ostrogoths
- 539β540 Siege of Ravenna β Byzantines force the Ostrogothic kingββto surrender
- 541 β
- Siege of Petra β Sasanians capture Petra, Lazica from the Byzantines
- Battle of Nisibis β Byzantines defeat the Persians
- Siege of Sisauranon β The Sasanian garrison went overββto the Byzantine side
- Siege of Verona β Ostrogoths under Totila repel the Byzantines
- 542 β
- Battle of Faventia β Ostrogoths under Totila defeat the combined Byzantine armies
- Battle of Mucellium β Ostrogoths under Totila defeat the Byzantines
- 542β543 β Siege of Naples β Totila recaptures Naples
- 543 β Battle of Anglon β The Byzantine invasion of Persarmenia is defeated
- 544 β
- Battle of Cillium β The Byzantine governor of Africa Solomon is killed by the Moors
- Siege of Edessa β Unsuccessful siege of the Byzantine fortress of Edessa by the Sasanians
- 546 β Sack of Rome by Totila, King of the Ostrogoths
- 546/547 β Battle of Sufetula β Byzantine victory over the Moors
- 548 β Battle of the Fields of Cato β The new Byzantine commander, John Troglita, crushes the Moorish uprising
- 551 β
- Battle of Sena Gallica β Byzantine fleet destroys the Ostrogothic navy
- Siege of Petra (550β551) β Byzantines recapture and destroy Petra, Lazica from the Sasanians
- 552 β Battle of Taginae β Narses replaces Belisarius and defeats Ostrogoths under Totila
- 553 β
- Battle of Mons Lactarius Narses defeats the Ostrogoths under Teia
- Battle of TelephisβOllaria β Byzantines are repelled by a Sasanian assault
- 554, October β Battle of the Volturnus β Narses defeats the Franks
- 559 β Battle of Melantias β Belisarius defeats the Kutrigurs
- 555 β Siege of Phasis β Sasanian siege of the town Phasis is defeated by the Byzantines
- 573 β
- Siege of Nisibis β Failed Byzantine siege of Nisibis
- Siege of Dara β Sassanid Empire captures the strategic fortress of Dara
- 576 β Battle of Melitene β Byzantine Empire defeats the Sassanid Empire
- 586 β Battle of Solachon β Byzantine Empire defeats the Sassanid Empire
- 588 β Battle of Martyropolis β Byzantine Empire defeats the Sassanid Empire
- 591 β Battle of Blarathon β Byzantines defeat Bahram Chobin and help Khosrau II to recover his throne
7th centuryβ»
- 613 β Battle of Antioch
- 614 β
- 626 β Siege of Constantinople
- 627 β Battle of Nineveh
- 629 β Battle of Mu'tah
- 634 β
- 635β636 β Siege of Emesa
- 636 β Battle of Yarmouk
- 637 β
- 637 β
- 638 β Siege of Germanicia
- 640 β Battle of Heliopolis
- 641 β Siege of Alexandria
- 646 β Battle of Nikiou
- 647 β Battle of Sufetula
- 655 β Battle of the Masts
- 674β678 β Siege of Constantinople
- 680 β Battle of Ongal
- 682 or 683 β Battle of Vescera
- 692 β Battle of Sebastopolis
- 698 β Battle of Carthage
8th centuryβ»
- 707β708 or 708β709 β Siege of Tyana β Umayyads besiege and capture Tyana
- 708 β Battle of Anchialus (708)
- 717β718 β Siege of Constantinople β Second and last siege of Constantinople by the Arabs
- 727 β Siege of Nicaea β Unsuccessful siege of Nicaea by the Arabs
- 740 β Battle of Akroinon β Byzantine emperor Leo III the Isaurian destroys an Arab invasion force
- 746 β Battle of Keramaia
- 756 β Battle of Marcellae
- 759 β Battle of the Rishki Pass
- 763 β Battle of Anchialus
- 766 β Siege of Kamacha β Unsuccessful Abbasid siege of the fort of Kamacha
- 774 β Battle of Berzitia
- 782 β Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor β Harun al-Rashid leads his troops as far as Chrysopolis
- 788 β Battle of Kopidnadon β Byzantines defeated by Abbasid invasion
- 792 β Battle of Marcellae
9th centuryβ»
- 804 β Battle of Krasos β Abbasid army defeats emperor Nikephoros I
- 806 β Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor β Harun al-Rashid invades Asia Minor and sacks Heraclea
- 811 β Battle of Pliska β Emperor Nikephoros I is defeated by Bulgarian army
- 827β828 β Siege of Syracuse β Unsuccessful siege of Syracuse by the Aghlabids
- 829 β Battle of Thasos β Byzantine fleet is defeated by Emirate of Crete
- 838 β
- Battle of Anzen β Emperor Theophilos is defeated by the Abbasids under Afshin.
- Sack of Amorium β Abbasids under Caliph al-Mu'tasim besiege and sack the city of Amorium
- 844 β Battle of Mauropotamos β Abbasid army defeats the Byzantines under Theoktistos
- 853 β Sack of Damietta β Byzantine fleet raids and captures the port of Damietta in Egypt
- 862 β Capture of Faruriyyah β Abbasids capture the border fortress of Farurriyah
- 863 β Battle of Lalakaon β Byzantine army under Petronas annihilates the army of Malatya and kills its emir, Umar al-Aqta
- 868 β Siege of Ragusa β Byzantine fleet under Niketas Ooryphas relieves Ragusa and restores Byzantine control over Dalmatia
- 872 or 878 β Battle of Bathys Ryax β The Byzantines defeat the Paulicians and kill their leader, Chrysocheir
- 872 or 873 β Battle of Kardia β Byzantine fleet under Niketas Ooryphas defeats the Cretan Saracens under the renegade Photios
- 873 or 879 β Battle of the Gulf of Corinth β Byzantine fleet under Niketas Ooryphas defeats the Cretan Saracens under the renegade Photios
- 877β878 β Siege of Syracuse β Fall of Syracuse to the Aghlabids
- 880 β
- Battle of Cephalonia β Nasar defeats an Aghlabid fleet raiding western Greece in a night battle
- Battle of Stelai β Nasar defeats an Aghlabid fleet off Calabria
- After 883 : Siege of Euripos
- 888 β Battle of Milazzo β Aghlabids defeat Byzantines
- 896 β Battle of Boulgarophygon β Bulgarian Army defeats Byzantines under Leo Katakalon
10th centuryβ»
- 902 β Siege of Taormina β The former Aghlabid emir, Ibrahim II, captures the fortress of Taormina
- 904 Sack of Thessalonica
- 915 Battle of Garigliano
- 917 β
- 922 β Battle of Pegae
- 941 β Rus' raid against Constantinople and Bithynia
- 953 β Battle of Marash
- 958 β Battle of Raban
- 960 β Battle of Andrassos
- 962 β Siege of Taormina β The Fatimids capture the fortress of Taormina
- 965 β Battle of the Straits β The Fatimids destroy a Byzantine invasion fleet under Niketas Abalantes
- 970 β Battle of Arcadiopolis
- 970β971 β Siege of Dorostolon
- 971 β Battle of Alexandretta
- 986 β Battle of the Gates of Trajan
- 994 β Battle of the Orontes
- 995 β Battle of Thessalonica
- 997 β Battle of Spercheios
- 998 β Battle of Apamea
11th centuryβ»
- 1004 β
- 1009 β Battle of Kreta
- 1014 β
- 1015 β Battle of Bitola
- 1017 β Battle of Setina
- 1018 β
- 1021 β Battle of Shirimni
- 1022 β Battle of Svindax
- 1024 β Battle of Lemnos
- 1030 β Battle of Azaz
- 1040 β
- 1041 β
- 1043 β Rus' raid into the Aegean Sea
- 1047 β Battle of Sasireti
- 1048 β Battle of Kapetron
- 1053-Battle of Zygos Pass
- 1054 β Battle of Manzikert
- 1067 β Battle of Caesarea
- 1068β71 β Siege of Bari
- 1069 β Battle of Iconium
- 1071 β Battle of Manzikert
- 1078 β Battle of Kalavrye
- 1081 β Battle of Dyrrhachium
- 1091 β Battle of Levounion
- 1097 β Siege of Nicaea
12th centuryβ»
- 1107β1108 β Siege of Dyrrhachium
- 1113 β Siege of Nicaea
- 1116 β Battle of Philomelion
- 1122 β Battle of Beroia
- 1138 β Siege of Shaizar
- 1167 β Battle of Sirmium
- 1176 β Battle of Myriokephalon
- 1177 β Battle of Hyelion and Leimocheir
- 1185 β
- 1187 β Siege of Lovech
- 1190 β Battle of Tryavna
- 1194 β Battle of Arcadiopolis
- 1196 β Battle of Serres
13th centuryβ»
- 1201 β Siege of Varna
- 1203 β Siege of Constantinople β First attack on Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade, deposition of Alexios III Angelos
- 1204 β Siege of Constantinople β Second attack and capture of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade, dissolution of the Byzantine Empire, establishment of the Latin Empire
- 1205 β
- 1205β06 β Siege of Trebizond
- 1207 β Siege of Attalia
- 1211 β
- 1214 β Siege of Sinope
- 1222β23 β Siege of Trebizond
- 1223 or 1224 β Battle of Poimanenon
- 1230 β Battle of Klokotnitsa β Bulgarians defeat and capture Theodore Komnenos Doukas
- 1235 β Siege of Constantinople β Unsuccessful joint BulgarianβNicaean siege of Constantinople
- 1254 β Battle of Adrianople
- 1259 β Battle of Pelagonia
- 1260 β Siege of Constantinople
- 1263 β
- 1263 or 1264 β Battle of Makryplagi
- 1272/73 or 1274/75 β
- 1279 β Battle of Devina
- 1280β81 β Siege of Berat
14th centuryβ»
- 1304 β
- Battle of Bapheus β First Ottoman victory over the regular Byzantine army
- Battle of Skafida β Bulgarians defeat the Byzantines
- 1305 β Battle of Apros -The Catalan Company defeats the Byzantines
- 1310 β Conquest of Rhodes β Hospitallers capture Rhodes
- 1320 β Battle of Saint George β The Byzantines under Andronikos Asen ambush and defeat the forces of the Principality of Achaea, securing possession of Arcadia.
- 1320β26 β Siege of Prussa β The Ottomans capture the city of Prussa, which becomes their capital
- 1329 β Battle of Pelekanon β The Ottomans defeat the last Byzantine attempt to defend Asia Minor
- 1328β31 β Siege of Nicaea β Ottomans capture the city of Nicaea
- 1332 β Battle of Rusokastro β Bulgarians defeat the Byzantines
- 1333β37 β Siege of Nicomedia β Fall of Nicomedia to the Ottomans
- 1354 β Fall of Gallipoli β Capture of Gallipoli by the Ottomans, first Ottoman stronghold in Europe
- 1366 β Reconquest of Gallipoli β Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy, recovers Gallipoli for the Byzantines
- 1390 β Fall of Philadelphia β Ottomans capture Philadelphia, the last Byzantine stronghold in Asia
15th centuryβ»
- 1411 β Siege of Constantinople β Ottomans besiege Constantinople
- 1422 β Siege of Constantinople β Ottomans besiege Constantinople
- 1422β30 β Siege of Thessalonica β Ottomans besiege and capture Thessalonica (after 1423 held by Venice)
- 1427 β Battle of the Echinades - Last naval battle ( and battle in general ) Byzantine empire won.
- 1453 β Fall of Constantinople β Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II captures Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire
- 1461 β Siege of Trebizond β Sultan Mehmed II captures Trebizond, ending the Empire of Trebizond