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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
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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