Justinian sends an imperial army of thirty…

542 CE

Justinian sends an imperial army of thirty thousand to Armenia.

The Persians, severely outnumbered, are forced to retreat, but a force of four thousand ambushes the Romans at Dvin, completely routing and defeating the Roman forcess.

Locations
Dvin Ararat Armenia View →

People
Gubazes II of Lazica View → Justinian I View → Khosrau I View →

Groups
Persian people View → Armenian people View → Lazica (Egrisi), Kingdom of View → Persian Empire, Sassanid, or Sasanid View → East, or Oriens, Praetorian prefecture of View → Armenia, (East Roman [Byzantine] vassal) Principality of View → Roman Empire, Eastern: Justinian dynasty View →

Topics
Lazic War View →

Subjects
Conflict View → Government View →

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