Battle of Phasis

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The Battle of Phasis was a significant 6th-century clash between the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the Sasanian Persians during the Lazic War, fought near the Black Sea port of Phasis in present-day Georgia.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Phasis canonical 1
Battle of Phasis (556) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
approximateCoordinates near modern Poti, Georgia ⓘ
belligerent Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Lazi ⓘ
linked to: Lazikē

Lazic Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Lazican Kingdom

Sasanian Empire ⓘ
combatantSide Byzantines and Lazi on one side ⓘ
Sasanian Persians on the other side ⓘ
commander Justin ⓘ
Martin ⓘ
Nachoragan ⓘ
conflictBetween Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Sasanian Empire ⓘ
Sasanian Persians ⓘ
linked to: Sasanian Empire
date 555 ⓘ
geographicalContext eastern coast of the Black Sea ⓘ
historicalContext struggle for influence over Lazica between Byzantines and Sasanians ⓘ
historicalSource Agathias of Myrina ⓘ
linked to: Agathias
location Black Sea coast ⓘ
Lazica ⓘ
Phasis ⓘ
present-day Georgia ⓘ
notableFeature Sasanian attempts to storm fortifications ⓘ
defense of fortified city of Phasis ⓘ
outcome Sasanian army repulsed ⓘ
partOf Byzantine–Sasanian wars ⓘ
Lazic War ⓘ
period 6th century ⓘ
relatedTo Siege of Petra ⓘ
Treaty of Dara ⓘ
result Byzantine victory ⓘ
strategicImportance control of Phasis port ⓘ
control of access to Lazica ⓘ
theaterOfWar Caucasus region ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

Lazic War → notableBattle → Battle of Phasis ⓘ
Colchidian War → notableEvent → Battle of Phasis (556) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Phasis