Atlas of Battles

war, 107 engagements

Battles of the Arab–Byzantine wars

The atlas places 107 engagements of the Arab–Byzantine wars (AD 629 to 1050): 58 battles, 29 sieges, 9 naval actions and 11 campaigns across 14 present-day countries, most in Turkey (71), Italy (11), Syria (7). The most widely documented: Siege of Constantinople, Battle of Mu'tah, Siege of Constantinople, Battle of the Masts, Battle of Akroinon.

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Siege of GermaniciaBattle of CaesareaCilician Campaign of Constantine IVBattle of SebastopolisBattle of MarashHeraclius' Syrian CampaignBattle of SisSiege of TyanaBattle of AmoriumBattle of AdrianópolisUmayyad invasions of Asia MinorSiege of NicaeaBattle of AkroinonUmayyad invasion of Asia MinorBattle of KeramaiaBattle of Melas RiverSiege of KamachaBattle of SycaSiege of AncyraGermanikeia CampaignAbbasid invasion of Asia MinorAbbasid invasion of Asia MinorBattle of CaesareaAbbasid invasion of Asia MinorBattle of KopidnadonBattle of Gulf of AttaleiaCapture of ThebasaBattle of AnusanAbbasid invasion of Asia MinorBattle of KrasosAbbasid invasion of Asia MinorBattle of the Cilician GatesBattle of AncyraBattle of CharsianonAbbasid invasion of Asia MinorCapture of LoulonSiege of ArsamosataBattle of AnzenAbū Sa'īd's invasions of Asia MinorBattle of TarantoBattle of SansegoBattle of MauropotamosSack of DamiettaSiege of SamosataBattle of ChonarionCapture of FarurriyahBattle of LalakaonSiege of RagusaBattle of Bathys RyaxBattle of KardiaBattle of the Gulf of CorinthThughur Campaign of Basil IBattle of the Cilician GatesBattle of PodandusGermanikeia CampaignBattle of CephaloniaBattle of StelaiSiege of EuriposCampaign of MeliteneBattle of ChrysoboullonSack of ThessalonicaSiege of DvinBattle of CharpeteJohn Kourkouas' Mesopotamian campaignBattle of GermanikeiaBattle of BouqaSiege of TheodosiopolisBattle of the LycusBattle of Darb al-KankarunBattle of GeraceBattle of MarashSiege of HadathBattle of ArghanaBattle of RabanSiege of NaplesBattle of AndrassosSack of AleppoSiege of RomettaBattle of the StraitsSiege of AntiochSiege of AntiochBattle of AlexandrettaBattle of AmidaSyrian campaigns of John TzimiskesSyrian Campaigns of Bardas Phokas the YoungerSiege of AleppoBattle of the OrontesBattle of ApameaSiege of TripoliBattle of AzazSieges of BerkriCapture of PalermoSiege of EdessaCapture of MessinaBattle of RomettaBattle of DranginaiSiege of MessinaLaodikeia CampaignSiege of MedinaSiege of ManbijBattle of Mu'tahBattle of the MastsSiege of ConstantinopleSiege of ConstantinopleBattle of AkroinonSack of AmoriumBattle of Mu'tahBattle of the MastsSiege of ConstantinopleSiege of ConstantinopleBattle of AkroinonSack of AmoriumBaghdadAthensAlexandriaAnkaraTel AvivAleppoDamascusNaplesTripoliBucharest1000 km37.277N, 29.008E
107 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

AD 620s: 1 engagementsAD 630s: 1 engagementsAD 650s: 2 engagementsAD 670s: 1 engagementsAD 680s: 2 engagementsAD 690s: 3 engagementsAD 700s: 3 engagementsAD 710s: 2 engagementsAD 720s: 2 engagementsAD 730s: 1 engagementsAD 740s: 3 engagementsAD 750s: 1 engagementsAD 760s: 1 engagementsAD 770s: 4 engagementsAD 780s: 4 engagementsAD 790s: 4 engagementsAD 800s: 3 engagementsAD 820s: 1 engagementsAD 830s: 7 engagementsAD 840s: 3 engagementsAD 850s: 2 engagementsAD 860s: 4 engagementsAD 870s: 7 engagementsAD 880s: 5 engagementsAD 900s: 1 engagementsAD 920s: 1 engagementsAD 930s: 1 engagementsAD 940s: 4 engagementsAD 950s: 8 engagements8 in AD 950sAD 960s: 5 engagementsAD 970s: 4 engagementsAD 980s: 1 engagementsAD 990s: 4 engagements1030s: 6 engagements1040s: 2 engagements1050s: 2 engagements1070s: 1 engagementsAD 620s1070s
107 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Mu'tah, AD 629Siege of Germanicia, AD 638Battle of Caesarea, AD 654Battle of the Masts, AD 655Siege of Constantinople, AD 674Cilician Campaign of Constantine IV, AD 684Caucasian Campaigns of Leontius, AD 686Battle of Sebastopolis, AD 692Battle of Marash, AD 694Heraclius' Syrian Campaign, AD 698Battle of Sis, AD 704Siege of Tyana, AD 707Battle of Amorium, AD 708Siege of Constantinople, AD 717Battle of Adrianópolis, AD 718Umayyad invasions of Asia Minor, AD 720Siege of Nicaea, AD 727Battle of Akroinon, AD 732Battle of Akroinon, AD 740Umayyad invasion of Asia Minor, AD 741Battle of Keramaia, AD 746Battle of Melas River, AD 759Siege of Kamacha, AD 766Battle of Syca, AD 771Siege of Ancyra, AD 776Germanikeia Campaign, AD 778Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor, AD 779Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor, AD 780Battle of Caesarea, AD 781Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor, AD 782Battle of Kopidnadon, AD 788Battle of Gulf of Attaleia, AD 790Capture of Thebasa, AD 793Battle of Anusan, AD 795Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor, AD 798Battle of Krasos, AD 804Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor, AD 806Battle of the Cilician Gates, AD 807Battle of Ancyra, AD 825Battle of Charsianon, AD 831Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor, AD 831Capture of Loulon, AD 832Siege of Arsamosata, AD 837Battle of Anzen, AD 838Sack of Amorium, AD 838Abū Sa'īd's invasions of Asia Minor, AD 839Battle of Taranto, AD 840Battle of Sansego, AD 842Battle of Mauropotamos, AD 844Sack of Damietta, AD 853Siege of Samosata, AD 859Battle of Chonarion, AD 860Capture of Farurriyah, AD 862Battle of Lalakaon, AD 863Siege of Ragusa, AD 866Battle of Bathys Ryax, AD 872Battle of Kardia, AD 872Battle of the Gulf of Corinth, AD 873Thughur Campaign of Basil I, AD 873Battle of the Cilician Gates, AD 878Battle of Podandus, AD 878Germanikeia Campaign, AD 879Battle of Cephalonia, AD 880Battle of Stelai, AD 880Siege of Euripos, AD 880Campaign of Melitene, AD 882Battle of Chrysoboullon, AD 883Sack of Thessalonica, AD 904Siege of Dvin, AD 927Battle of Charpete, AD 938John Kourkouas' Mesopotamian campaign, AD 942Battle of Germanikeia, AD 949Battle of Bouqa, AD 949Siege of Theodosiopolis, AD 949Battle of the Lycus, AD 950Battle of Darb al-Kankarun, AD 950Battle of Gerace, AD 952Battle of Marash, AD 953Siege of Hadath, AD 955Battle of Arghana, AD 956Battle of Raban, AD 958Siege of Naples, AD 958Battle of Andrassos, AD 960Sack of Aleppo, AD 962Siege of Rometta, AD 963Battle of the Straits, AD 965Siege of Antioch, AD 968Siege of Antioch, AD 970Battle of Alexandretta, AD 971Battle of Amida, AD 972Syrian campaigns of John Tzimiskes, AD 974Syrian Campaigns of Bardas Phokas the Younger, AD 981Siege of Aleppo, AD 994Battle of the Orontes, AD 994Battle of Apamea, AD 998Siege of Tripoli, AD 999Battle of Azaz, 1030Sieges of Berkri, 1034Capture of Palermo, 1036Siege of Edessa, 1036Capture of Messina, 1038Battle of Rometta, 1038Battle of Dranginai, 1040Siege of Messina, 1041Laodikeia Campaign, 1050Siege of Medina, 1053Siege of Manbij, 1075AD 6291075
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
AD 629Battle of Mu'tahMu'tah, JordanByzantine victory
AD 638Siege of GermaniciaKahramanmaraş, TurkeyRashidun victory
AD 654Battle of CaesareaCaesarea of Cappadocia, Turkey
AD 655Battle of the MastsLycia, TurkeyRashidun victory
AD 674Siege of ConstantinopleConstantinople, TurkeyByzantine victory
AD 684Cilician Campaign of Constantine IVSyria, LebanonByzantine victory
AD 686Caucasian Campaigns of LeontiusCaucasian Albania, AzerbaijanByzantine victory
AD 692Battle of SebastopolisSebastopolis, TurkeyUmayyad victory
AD 694Battle of MarashKahramanmaraş, TurkeyUmayyad victory
AD 698Heraclius' Syrian CampaignAntioch, TurkeyByzantine victory
AD 704Battle of SisSis, TurkeyByzantine victory
AD 707Siege of TyanaTyana, TurkeyUmayyad victory
AD 708Battle of AmoriumAmorium, Turkey
15 July AD 717Siege of ConstantinopleConstantinople, TurkeyByzantine–Bulgarian victory
June AD 718Battle of AdrianópolisHadrianopolis, Turkey
AD 720Umayyad invasions of Asia MinorAsia Minor, TurkeyByzantine victory
AD 727Siege of NicaeaNicaea, TurkeyByzantine victory
AD 732Battle of AkroinonAfyonkarahisar, TurkeyUmayyad victory
AD 740Battle of AkroinonAfyonkarahisar, TurkeyByzantine victory
AD 741Umayyad invasion of Asia MinorMelitene, TurkeyByzantine victory
AD 746Battle of KeramaiaCyprusByzantine victory
AD 759Battle of Melas RiverCaesarea of Cappadocia, Turkey
September AD 766Siege of KamachaKemah, TurkeyByzantine victory
AD 771Battle of SycaSyca, Turkey
AD 776Siege of AncyraAncyra, TurkeyByzantine victory
AD 778Germanikeia CampaignGermanicia, Turkey
AD 779Abbasid invasion of Asia MinorAsia Minor, Turkey
AD 780Abbasid invasion of Asia MinorAsia Minor, TurkeyByzantine victory
AD 781Battle of CaesareaCaesarea of Cappadocia, Turkey
AD 782Abbasid invasion of Asia MinorAsia Minor, TurkeyAbbasid victory
August AD 788Battle of KopidnadonPadyandus, TurkeyAbbasid victory
AD 790Battle of Gulf of AttaleiaGulf of AntalyaAbbasid victory
AD 793Capture of ThebasaThebasa, TurkeyAbbasid victory
AD 795Battle of AnusanLimonlu Çayı, Turkey
AD 798Abbasid invasion of Asia MinorAsia Minor, TurkeyAbbasid victory
AD 804Battle of KrasosPhrygia, TurkeyAbbasid victory
AD 806Abbasid invasion of Asia MinorAsia Minor, TurkeyAbbasid victory
AD 807Battle of the Cilician GatesCilician Gates, Turkey
AD 825Battle of AncyraAncyra, Turkey
AD 831Battle of CharsianonCharsianon, TurkeyByzantine victory
AD 831Abbasid invasion of Asia MinorAsia Minor, TurkeyAbbasid victory
AD 832Capture of LoulonLoulon, TurkeyAbbasid victory
AD 837Siege of ArsamosataArsamosata, TurkeyByzantine victory; Melitene pays tribute to Byzantium
22 July AD 838Battle of AnzenAnatolia, TurkeyAbbasid victory
1 August AD 838Sack of AmoriumAmorium, TurkeyAbbasid victory; Razing of Amorium
AD 839Abū Sa'īd's invasions of Asia MinorMelitene, TurkeyByzantine victory839 invasion: Abbasid victory; 840 invasion...
AD 840Battle of TarantoTaranto, ItalyAghlabid victory
AD 842Battle of SansegoSusak, CroatiaAghlabid victory
AD 844Battle of MauropotamosAnatolia, TurkeyAbbasid victory
AD 853Sack of DamiettaDamietta, EgyptByzantine victory
AD 859Siege of SamosataSamosata, TurkeyDisputed
AD 860Battle of ChonarionTokat, Turkey
AD 862Capture of FarurriyahFaruriyyah Fort, TurkeyAbbasid victory; Fortress of Faruriyyah conquered by the Abbasids
AD 863Battle of LalakaonPaphlagonia, TurkeyByzantine victory
AD 866Siege of RagusaDubrovnik, Croatia
AD 872Battle of Bathys RyaxSivas, TurkeyByzantine victory
AD 872Battle of KardiaTurkeyByzantine victory
AD 873Battle of the Gulf of CorinthGulf of Corinth, GreeceByzantine victory
AD 873Thughur Campaign of Basil ISamosata, TurkeyLimited Byzantine victory
AD 878Battle of the Cilician GatesCilician Gates, Turkey
AD 878Battle of PodandusPadyandus, TurkeyByzantine victory
AD 879Germanikeia CampaignAl-Jazira (caliphal province), TurkeyByzantine victory Fall of the Paulician principality of Tephrike
AD 880Battle of CephaloniaCephalonia, GreeceByzantine victory
AD 880Battle of StelaiCalabria, ItalyByzantine victory
the AD 880sSiege of EuriposChalkída, Greece
AD 882Campaign of MeliteneMelitene, TurkeyAbbasid victory
AD 883Battle of ChrysoboullonCilicia, TurkeyAbbasid victory
AD 904Sack of ThessalonicaThessaloniki, GreeceAbbasid victory; Destruction of Thessalonica
AD 927Siege of DvinDvin, ArmeniaSajid victory
AD 938Battle of CharpeteKharpoot, TurkeyHamdanid victory
AD 942John Kourkouas' Mesopotamian campaignUpper Mesopotamia, IraqByzantine victory
AD 949Battle of GermanikeiaGermanicia, TurkeyByzantine victory
AD 949Battle of BouqaAmik Valley, TurkeyByzantine victory
AD 949Siege of TheodosiopolisErzurum, TurkeyByzantine victoryFall of the Emirate of Qaliqala
AD 950Battle of the LycusKelkit Brook, TurkeyHamdanid victory
AD 950Battle of Darb al-KankarunCappadocia, TurkeyByzantine victory
AD 952Battle of GeraceGerace, ItalyFatimid victory
AD 953Battle of MarashKahramanmaraş, TurkeyHamdanid victory
26 August AD 955Siege of HadathHadath, TurkeyHamdanid victory
AD 956Battle of ArghanaErgani, TurkeyHamdanid victory
AD 958Battle of RabanSyria, TurkeyByzantine victory
AD 958Siege of NaplesNaples, Italy
AD 960Battle of AndrassosTaurus Mountains, TurkeyByzantine victory
22 December AD 962Sack of AleppoAleppo, SyriaByzantine victorySack of Aleppo
AD 963Siege of RomettaRometta, ItalyFatimid victory
AD 965Battle of the StraitsStrait of Messina, ItalyFatimid victory
October AD 968Siege of AntiochAntioch, TurkeyByzantine victory
AD 970Siege of AntiochAntioch, TurkeyByzantine victory
AD 971Battle of Alexandrettaİskenderun, TurkeyByzantine victory
AD 972Battle of AmidaAmida, TurkeyHamdanid victory
AD 974Syrian campaigns of John TzimiskesSyria, LebanonByzantine victory
AD 981Syrian Campaigns of Bardas Phokas the YoungerSyria, LebanonByzantine victory
AD 994Siege of AleppoAleppo, SyriaByzantine–Hamdanid victory
15 September AD 994Battle of the OrontesOrontes River, SyriaFatimid victory
19 July AD 998Battle of ApameaApamea, SyriaFatimid victory
AD 999Siege of TripoliTripoli, LibyaFatimid victory
8 August 1030Battle of AzazAzaz, SyriaMirdasid victory
1034Sieges of BerkriMuradiye district, TurkeyByzantine victoryFirst siege: Victory for Alim; Second siege...
1036Capture of PalermoPalermo, Italy
1036Siege of EdessaEdessa, TurkeyNumayrid victory
1038Capture of MessinaMessina, ItalyByzantine victory
1038Battle of RomettaRometta, ItalyByzantine victory
1040Battle of DranginaiTroina, ItalyByzantine victory
1041Siege of MessinaMessina, ItalyByzantine victory
1050Laodikeia CampaignLaodicea, Syria
1053Siege of MedinaMdina, MaltaMuslim victory
1075Siege of ManbijManbij, SyriaMirdasid victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Arab–Byzantine wars (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.