battle, medieval

Battle of Pharsalus

Name: Battle of Pharsalus
Location: Farsala, Greece

Battle of Pharsalus was a battle fought in 1277 at Farsala, in what is now Greece. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Farsala. The recorded result: Thessalian victory.

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Fought1277

WhereFarsala, Greece39.296N, 22.384E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeThessalian victory

BelligerentsByzantine EmpireagainstThessaly

Record

Date	1277 (year precision)
Place	Farsala, Greece 39.296N, 22.384E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Commanders	John Synadenos (megas stratopedarches) Michael Kaballarios	John I Doukas of Thessaly

Placed at Farsala; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Pharsalus 48 BC, 0.5 km N
Battle of Cynoscephalae 197 BC, 21 km NE
Battle of Crannon 322 BC, 25 km N
Battle of Mataraga and Petromagoula 1878, 30 km W
Battle of Velestino 1897, 32 km E

Elsewhere in 1277

First Mongol invasion of Burma People's Republic of China
Battle of Elbistan Turkey
Battle of Desio Italy
Marinid campaign in Andalusia Spain
Siege of Montesa Spain

Battle of Pharsalus is one of 629 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 529 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q392797, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pharsalus (1277), revision 1370585951, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.