Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Bessas

Byzantine general, AD 470 to AD 501

Bessas is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between AD 531 and AD 553: 1 battle, 3 sieges and 1 campaign across 3 present-day countries, most in Italy (2), Georgia (2), Turkey (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 5,285 km apart end to end, 1,321 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Gothic War of 535–554 (2), Lazic War (2).

Siege of MartyropolisBattle of MucelliumSack of RomeSiege of PetraMihr-Mihroe's campaign of 554Siege of MartyropolisBattle of MucelliumSack of RomeSiege of PetraAthensViennaAnkaraAleppoDamascusNaplesBucharestBudapestMunichTunis1000 km41.047N, 26.789E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 531: 1 engagements1 in AD 531AD 542: 1 engagements1 in AD 542AD 546: 1 engagements1 in AD 546AD 550: 1 engagements1 in AD 550AD 553: 1 engagements1 in AD 553AD 531AD 553
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Martyropolis, AD 531Battle of Mucellium, AD 542Sack of Rome, AD 546Siege of Petra, AD 550Mihr-Mihroe's campaign of 554, AD 553AD 531AD 553
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
AD 531Siege of MartyropolisMartyropolis, TurkeyByzantine victory
AD 542Battle of MucelliumMugello, Italy2,552 km NWOstrogothic victory
AD 546Sack of RomeRome, Italy247 km SOstrogothic victory
AD 550Siege of PetraPetra, Georgia2,411 km EByzantine victory
AD 553Mihr-Mihroe's campaign of 554Lazica, Georgia75 km NESasanian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.