Atlas of Battles

commander, 14 engagements

Battles of Heraclius

Battles of Heraclius

Byzantine emperor from 610 to 641, AD 575 to AD 641

Heraclius is recorded as a commander at 14 placed engagements in the atlas between AD 610 and AD 638: 8 battles, 4 sieges and 2 campaigns across 8 present-day countries, most in Turkey (4), Azerbaijan (3), Syria (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 7,601 km apart end to end, 585 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 (10), Muslim conquest of the Levant (2).

Siege of EdessaHeraclius Caucasus campaignBattle of GanzakBattle of AghdamBattle of ArcheshBattle of the LycusSiege of TbilisiTurkic invasion of ArmeniaSiege of EmesaBattle of AntiochSasanian conquest of JerusalemHeraclius' campaign of 622Battle of NinevehBattle of BosraBattle of AntiochSasanian conquest of JerusalemHeraclius' campaign of 622Battle of NinevehBattle of BosraTehranBaghdadAlexandriaAnkaraDamascusBakuBeirutIsfahanYerevanTbilisi500 km36.628N, 42.554E
14 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 610: 1 engagementsAD 613: 1 engagementsAD 614: 1 engagementsAD 622: 1 engagementsAD 624: 2 engagements2 in AD 624AD 625: 2 engagements2 in AD 625AD 626: 1 engagementsAD 627: 2 engagements2 in AD 627AD 628: 1 engagementsAD 634: 1 engagementsAD 638: 1 engagementsAD 610AD 638
14 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Edessa, AD 610Battle of Antioch, AD 613Sasanian conquest of Jerusalem, AD 614Heraclius' campaign of 622, AD 622Heraclius Caucasus campaign, AD 624Battle of Ganzak, AD 624Battle of Aghdam, AD 625Battle of Archesh, AD 625Battle of the Lycus, AD 626Siege of Tbilisi, AD 627Battle of Nineveh, AD 627Turkic invasion of Armenia, AD 628Battle of Bosra, AD 634Siege of Emesa, AD 638AD 610AD 638
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
AD 610Siege of EdessaEdessa, TurkeyByzantine victory
AD 613Battle of AntiochAntioch, Turkey259 km SWSasanian victory
March AD 614Sasanian conquest of JerusalemJerusalem, Israel499 km SSasanian victory
AD 622Heraclius' campaign of 622Cappadocia, Turkey569 km NByzantine victory
AD 624Heraclius Caucasus campaignSouth Caucasus, Azerbaijan1,254 km EByzantine victory
AD 624Battle of GanzakGanzak, Iran493 km SWByzantine victory
AD 625Battle of AghdamAghdam, Azerbaijan336 km NByzantine victory
AD 625Battle of ArcheshCaucasian Albania, Azerbaijan43 km NByzantine victory
AD 626Battle of the LycusKelkit Brook, Turkey877 km WByzantine victory
AD 627Siege of TbilisiTbilisi, Georgia700 km EByzantine victory
12 December AD 627Battle of NinevehNineveh, Iraq613 km SByzantine victory
AD 628Turkic invasion of ArmeniaSasanian Armenia, Armenia418 km NTurkic-Byzantine victory
May AD 634Battle of BosraBosra, Syria1,185 km SWRashidun victory
AD 638Siege of EmesaEmesa, Syria355 km NRashidun Caliphate 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, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.