Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 43 engagements

Constantinople: contested ground

The ground around Constantinople was fought over 43 times between 510 BC and 1453: 8 battles, 34 sieges and 1 naval action, in 19 different wars. All 43 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of ByzanceSiege of ByzantiumSiege of ByzanceSiege of ChalcedonSiege of ByzantiumSiege of ByzantiumSiege of ByzanceSiege of ByzanceBattle of ChalcedonSiege of ByzanceSiege of ByzantiumSiege of ByzanceSiege of ByzantiumBattle of ChrysopolisBattle of ConstantinopleSiege of ConstantinopleSiege of ConstantinopleSiege of ConstantinopleSiege of ConstantinopleSiege of ConstantinopleSiege of ConstantinopleSiege of ConstantinopleSiege of ConstantinopleSiege of ConstantinopleBattle of KatasyrtaiBattle of PegaeBattle of ConstantinopleSiege of ConstantinopleSiege of ConstantinopleSiege of ConstantinopleBattle of ConstantinopleSiege of ConstantinopleReconquest of ConstantinopleBattle of the BosporusSiege of PeraSiege of ConstantinopleSiege of ConstantinopleSiege of ConstantinopleSiege of ConstantinopleSiege of ConstantinopleSiege of ConstantinopleSiege of ConstantinopleFall of ConstantinopleFall of ConstantinopleBursaEskişehirAdapazarıİzmitZonguldakEdirneTekirdağBolu200 km41.014N, 28.977E
43 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Byzance, 510 BCSiege of Byzantium, 478 BCSiege of Byzance, 438 BCSiege of Chalcedon, 409 BCSiege of Byzantium, 408 BCSiege of Byzantium, 340 BCSiege of Byzance, 278 BCSiege of Byzance, 251 BCBattle of Chalcedon, 74 BCSiege of Byzance, 72 BCSiege of Byzantium, AD 193Siege of Byzance, AD 313Siege of Byzantium, AD 324Battle of Chrysopolis, AD 324Battle of Constantinople, AD 378Siege of Constantinople, AD 626Siege of Constantinople, AD 668Siege of Constantinople, AD 669Siege of Constantinople, AD 674Siege of Constantinople, AD 715Siege of Constantinople, AD 717Siege of Constantinople, AD 813Siege of Constantinople, AD 821Siege of Constantinople, AD 860Battle of Katasyrtai, AD 917Battle of Pegae, AD 921Battle of Constantinople, AD 922Siege of Constantinople, 1203Siege of Constantinople, 1204Siege of Constantinople, 1235Battle of Constantinople, 1241Siege of Constantinople, 1260Reconquest of Constantinople, 1261Battle of the Bosporus, 1352Siege of Pera, 1352Siege of Constantinople, 1376Siege of Constantinople, 1391Siege of Constantinople, 1394Siege of Constantinople, 1394Siege of Constantinople, 1397Siege of Constantinople, 1411Siege of Constantinople, 1422Fall of Constantinople, 1453510 BC1453
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
510 BCSiege of ByzanceByzantium
478 BCSiege of ByzantiumByzantiumGreco-Persian Wars
438 BCSiege of ByzanceByzantiumSamian War
409 BCSiege of ChalcedonChalcedonPeloponnesian War
408 BCSiege of ByzantiumByzantiumPeloponnesian War
340 BCSiege of ByzantiumByzantiumExpansion of Macedonia under Philip II
278 BCSiege of ByzanceByzantium
251 BCSiege of ByzanceByzantium
74 BCBattle of ChalcedonChalcedonThird Mithridatic War
72 BCSiege of ByzanceByzantium
AD 193Siege of ByzantiumByzantiumlist of Roman civil wars and revolts
AD 313Siege of ByzanceByzantium
AD 324Siege of ByzantiumByzantium
18 September AD 324Battle of ChrysopolisÜsküdar
AD 378Battle of ConstantinopleConstantinopleGothic War of 376–382
May AD 626Siege of ConstantinopleConstantinopleByzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628
AD 668Siege of ConstantinopleConstantinople
AD 669Siege of ConstantinopleConstantinople
AD 674Siege of ConstantinopleConstantinopleArab–Byzantine wars
May AD 715Siege of ConstantinopleConstantinople
15 July AD 717Siege of ConstantinopleConstantinopleArab–Byzantine wars
AD 813Siege of ConstantinopleConstantinople
AD 821Siege of ConstantinopleConstantinopleRebellion of Thomas the Slav
18 June AD 860Siege of ConstantinopleConstantinopleRus'–Byzantine wars
AD 917Battle of KatasyrtaiConstantinopleByzantine–Bulgarian War of 913–927
February AD 921Battle of PegaeConstantinopleByzantine–Bulgarian War of 913–927
AD 922Battle of ConstantinopleConstantinopleByzantine–Bulgarian War of 913–927
1 August 1203Siege of ConstantinopleConstantinopleFourth Crusade
13 April 1204Siege of ConstantinopleConstantinopleFourth Crusade
1235Siege of ConstantinopleConstantinopleByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
May 1241Battle of Constantinople
August 1260Siege of ConstantinopleConstantinople
25 July 1261Reconquest of ConstantinopleConstantinople
13 February 1352Battle of the BosporusBosporus StraitWar of the Straits
September 1352Siege of PeraPeraVenetian–Genoese Wars
June 1376Siege of ConstantinopleConstantinople
1391Siege of ConstantinopleConstantinople
1394Siege of ConstantinopleConstantinople
1394Siege of ConstantinopleConstantinople
1397Siege of ConstantinopleConstantinople
18 February 1411Siege of ConstantinopleConstantinopleOttoman Interregnum
August 1422Siege of ConstantinopleConstantinopleByzantine–Ottoman War of 1421–1424
6 April 1453Fall of ConstantinopleConstantinopleByzantine–Ottoman wars

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.