Battle of Satala

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The Battle of Satala was a major 6th-century clash between the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the Sasanian Persian Empire in the Caucasus region, notable for a decisive Byzantine victory.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Satala (530) 2
Battle of Satala canonical 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
belligerent Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Sasanian Empire ⓘ
combatant Byzantine field army in Armenia ⓘ
Sasanian army in the Caucasus ⓘ
commander Dorabzes ⓘ
Sittas ⓘ
commanderSide Dorabzes – Sasanian side ⓘ
Sittas – Byzantine side ⓘ
conflictBetween Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Sasanian Empire ⓘ
Sasanian Persian Empire ⓘ
linked to: Sasanian Empire
date 530 ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
geopoliticalContext struggle for control of Iberia and the Caucasus ⓘ
historicalRegion Armenia ⓘ
locatedIn Caucasus region ⓘ
Roman Armenia ⓘ
Satala ⓘ
notableFor decisive Byzantine victory ⓘ
defeat of a larger Sasanian force ⓘ
use of ambush tactics by Byzantines ⓘ
opponentOfByzantines Sasanian Persians ⓘ
linked to: Sasanian Empire
partOf Iberian War ⓘ
partOfConflict Byzantine–Sasanian Wars ⓘ
result Byzantine victory ⓘ
timePeriod 6th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Iberian War → hasBattle → Battle of Satala ⓘ
Sittas → battle → Battle of Satala (530) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Satala
Iberian War of Justinian → notableBattle → Battle of Satala (530) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Satala