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{{short description|Battle between Sasanian and Byzantine armies}} {{short description|Battle between Sasanian and Byzantine armies}}
The '''Battle of Elevard'''{{efn|{{langx|grc|Μάχη του Ελεβάρ}}}} was a battle between Byzantine army under ] command and Sasanian army under ] command. In the result of battle, Byzantine army heavily defeated Sasanian army and killed their commander. The '''Battle of Elevard'''{{efn|{{langx|grc|Μάχη του Ελεβάρ}}}} was a battle between the ] under the command of ] and the ] under the command of ]. The Byzantine army decisively defeated the Sasanian army and killed their commander.
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| date = spring 604 | date = Spring 604{{nbsp}}CE
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| result = Byzantine victory | result = Byzantine victory
*Persian invasion was stopped for 1 year. * The ongoing Sassanid invasion stopped for 1 year.
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{{campaignbox Byzantine-Sasanian War of 602-628}} {{campaignbox Byzantine-Sasanian War of 602-628}}
During the ], after the capture of ], the army of the Persian commander Dzuan Veh moved into ]. The Byzantine commander Germanus advanced to his meeting and they met at Elevard (near ]). There was a fierce battle, during which the Persian army was defeated, and the commander died. Due to the battle, the Persian offensive was halted, only a year later the Sassanids would be able to continue their invasion. {{sfnp|Greatrex|1991|p=186}}{{sfnp|Decker|2022|p=210}} During the ], after the capture of ], the army of the Persian commander Dzuan Veh moved into ]. The Byzantine commander Germanus advanced to his location and the two armies met at Elevard (near ]). There was a fierce battle, during which the Persian army was defeated and their commander died. Due to the battle, the Persian offensive was halted, and only one year later would the Sassanids be able to continue their invasion.{{sfnp|Greatrex|1991|p=186}}{{sfnp|Decker|2022|p=210}}


==References== ==References==
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===Bibliography=== ===Bibliography===
* {{Cite book |last=Greatrex|first=Geoffrey |title=The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian wars.Part II.363-630AD |publisher=Routledge |year=1991 |isbn=0-415-14687-9 }} * {{Cite book |last=Greatrex |first=Geoffrey |title=The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian wars. Part II. 363-630 AD |publisher=Routledge |year=1991 |isbn=0-415-14687-9}}
* {{Cite book |last=Decker|first= Michael J. |title=The Sasanian empire at War. Persia, Rome and the rise od Islam |publisher= Westholme Publishing, LLC|year=2022 |isbn=978-1-59416-692-1}} * {{Cite book |last=Decker |first=Michael J. |title=The Sasanian empire at War. Persia, Rome and the rise od Islam |publisher=Westholme Publishing, LLC |year=2022 |isbn=978-1-59416-692-1}}
===Notes=== ===Notes===
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Revision as of 17:53, 18 December 2024

Battle between Sasanian and Byzantine armies

The Battle of Elevard was a battle between the Byzantine army under the command of Germanus and the Sasanian army under the command of Dzuan Veh. The Byzantine army decisively defeated the Sasanian army and killed their commander.

Battle of Elevard
Part of the Byzantine-Sasanian War of 602-628 and the Persian invasion of Byzantium (603)
DateSpring 604 CE
LocationNear Yerevan, Byzantine Empire (now Armenia)
Result

Byzantine victory

  • The ongoing Sassanid invasion stopped for 1 year.
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire Sasanian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Germanus Dzuan Veh  
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown, possibly light Heavy
Byzantine–Sasanian
War of 602–628

During the first invasion of Byzantium, after the capture of Dara, the army of the Persian commander Dzuan Veh moved into Byzantine Armenia. The Byzantine commander Germanus advanced to his location and the two armies met at Elevard (near Yerevan). There was a fierce battle, during which the Persian army was defeated and their commander died. Due to the battle, the Persian offensive was halted, and only one year later would the Sassanids be able to continue their invasion.

References

  1. Greatrex (1991), p. 186.
  2. Decker (2022), p. 210.

Bibliography

  • Greatrex, Geoffrey (1991). The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian wars. Part II. 363-630 AD. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-14687-9.
  • Decker, Michael J. (2022). The Sasanian empire at War. Persia, Rome and the rise od Islam. Westholme Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-59416-692-1.

Notes

  1. Ancient Greek: Μάχη του Ελεβάρ
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