Battle of Dara

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The Battle of Dara was a major 6th-century clash between the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the Sasanian Persian Empire, notable for Belisarius’s defensive tactics that secured a key Byzantine victory.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Dara canonical 8
Battle of Dara (506) 1
Battle of Daras 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
commandedBy Belisarius ⓘ
Hermogenes ⓘ
conflictBetween Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Sasanian Empire ⓘ
describedIn Wars of Justinian by Procopius ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Callinicum ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Battle of Daras ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Dara
hasBelligerent Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Sasanian Empire ⓘ
hasCasualties heavy Sasanian casualties ⓘ
lighter Byzantine casualties ⓘ
hasCombatant Hunnic cavalry auxiliaries ⓘ
Roman cavalry ⓘ
Roman infantry ⓘ
Sasanian heavy cavalry ⓘ
Sasanian infantry ⓘ
hasCommander Belisarius ⓘ
Hermogenes ⓘ
Perozes ⓘ
hasDate 530 ⓘ
June 530 ⓘ
hasForceStrength Byzantine army of roughly 25,000–30,000 men (approximate) ⓘ
Sasanian army of roughly 40,000–50,000 men (approximate) ⓘ
hasFront Roman–Sasanian frontier in Mesopotamia ⓘ
hasLocation Dara ⓘ
Mesopotamia ⓘ
near modern Oğuz, Mardin Province, Turkey ⓘ
hasOutcome Byzantine victory ⓘ
hasPhase Byzantine counterattack on Sasanian left flank ⓘ
final rout of Sasanian forces ⓘ
initial Sasanian assaults on Roman trenches ⓘ
hasResult Sasanian forces repulsed ⓘ
hasSignificance boosted reputation of Belisarius ⓘ
important early victory in Justinian I’s reign ⓘ
secured Byzantine control of Dara ⓘ
hasStrategicObjective defense of the fortress city of Dara ⓘ
hasTactic combined arms deployment of infantry and cavalry ⓘ
defensive tactics ⓘ
use of fortified camp ⓘ
use of trenches ⓘ
occurredDuring reign of Justinian I ⓘ
opposedBy Perozes ⓘ
partOf Iberian War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Thannuris ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

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

Iberian War → hasBattle → Battle of Dara ⓘ
Belisarius → battle → Battle of Dara ⓘ
Anastasian War → majorBattle → Battle of Dara (506) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Dara
Battle of Dara (530) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Dara ⓘ
Hermogenes → participatedIn → Battle of Dara ⓘ
Battle of Callinicum → after → Battle of Dara ⓘ
Iberian War of Justinian → notableBattle → Battle of Dara ⓘ
Battle of Thannuris → relatedConflict → Battle of Dara ⓘ
Battle of Dara → hasAlternativeName → Battle of Daras ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Dara