Battle of Satala (530)

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Battle of Satala
Part of the Iberian War

Map of the Byzantine-Persian frontier
DateSummer 530 AD
Location
Satala, Byzantine Armenia (today's Turkey)
Result Byzantine victory[1]
Belligerents

Sassanid Empire

Byzantine Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mihr-Mihroe Sittas
Dorotheus
Strength
30,000[2] 15,000[3]

The Battle of Satala was fought between the forces of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the Sassanid (Persian) Empire in summer 530, near Satala in Byzantine Armenia. The Persian army approached the city to lay siege, when it was attacked in the rear by a small Byzantine force. The Persians turned back to meet them, but were then attacked by the main army from inside the city. A determined attack by a Byzantine unit led to the loss of the Persian general's flag, causing the panicking Persians to retreat.

  1. ^ Procopius. Persian War, I.XV.17.
  2. ^ Heather, P. J. (Peter J.) (2018). Rome resurgent : war and empire in the age of Justinian. New York, NY. p. 106. ISBN 9780199362745. OCLC 1007044617.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Heather, P. J. (Peter J.) (2018). Rome resurgent : war and empire in the age of Justinian. New York, NY. p. 106. ISBN 9780199362745. OCLC 1007044617.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)