Battle of Mindouos
| Battle of Mindouos | |||||
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| Part of the Iberian War | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire | Sasanian Empire | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Belisarius | Unknown | ||||
The Battle of Mindouos[2] was fought between the Persians and Byzantines just after the battle of Thannuris (528). Procopius wrongly claimed that the two battles were one.[3] The Byzantine commander Belisarius was ordered to build a fortress at the location.[3] When Persian forces arrived in the area, his forces were routed in a battle on a nearby hill.[3] As Belisarius was promoted shortly afterwards, it is likely that he was not seen as being responsible himself for the defeat.[3] It is possible but unlikely that Belisarius was not the overall commander of the Byzantine army, but a junior partner.[3]
References
- ISBN 978-0-7486-6835-9.
- ^ Also spelled as Minduon or Minduous.
- ^ OCLC 903161296.