Anastasian War

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The Anastasian War was a late 5th–early 6th century conflict between the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the Sasanian Persian Empire, notable for its sieges, frontier fortifications, and role in reshaping power dynamics in the Near East.

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Label Occurrences
Anastasian War canonical 8

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine–Sasanian War ⓘ
war ⓘ
belligerent Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Sasanian Empire ⓘ
cause Sasanian financial and political pressures under Kavadh I ⓘ
disputes over control of frontier cities ⓘ
chronologicalContext reign of Anastasius I ⓘ
reign of Kavadh I ⓘ
commander Anastasius I Dicorus ⓘ
linked to: Anastasius I

Kavadh I ⓘ
conflictBetween Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Sasanian Empire ⓘ
Sasanian Persia ⓘ
linked to: Sasanian Empire
endTime 506 ⓘ
followedBy Iberian War ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 6th century ⓘ
late 5th century ⓘ
impact intensification of Roman–Sasanian rivalry ⓘ
strengthening of Byzantine frontier defenses ⓘ
involvedPolity Kingdom of Iberia (Caucasian Iberia) ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Iberia
involvedRegion Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Arab Armenia

Mesopotamia ⓘ
Osroene ⓘ
location Caucasus region ⓘ
Near East ⓘ
linked to: Middle East

Roman–Persian frontier ⓘ
Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ
majorBattle Battle of Dara (506) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Dara

Siege of Amida ⓘ
Siege of Edessa (503) ⓘ
militaryCharacteristic border raids ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ
namedAfter Anastasius I Dicorus ⓘ
linked to: Anastasius I
notableFor frontier fortifications ⓘ
reshaping power dynamics in the Near East ⓘ
sieges ⓘ
partOf Byzantine–Sasanian Wars ⓘ
peaceTreaty peace agreement of 506 ⓘ
precededBy Roman–Sasanian conflicts of the 5th century ⓘ
relatedConstruction Anastasius Wall ⓘ
fortifications at Dara ⓘ
result status quo ante bellum ⓘ
startTime 502 ⓘ
theatreOfWar Roman–Persian borderlands ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roman–Persian Wars → hasPart → Anastasian War ⓘ
Iberian War → follows → Anastasian War ⓘ
Siege of Amida → partOf → Anastasian War ⓘ
Kavadh I → notableEvent → Anastasian War ⓘ
Siege of Edessa (503) → conflict → Anastasian War ⓘ
Siege of Edessa (503) → partOf → Anastasian War ⓘ
Siege of Edessa (503) → hasCause → Anastasian War ⓘ