Battle of Dara
Battle of the Iberian War, 530 AD / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Dara was fought between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Sasanians in 530 AD. It was one of the battles of the Iberian War.
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Battle of Dara | |||||||
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Part of the Iberian War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Byzantine Empire Ghassanids Heruli Huns |
Sasanian Empire Lakhmids Kadiseni | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Belisarius Hermogenes Pharas John of Lydia Sunicas Aigan Simmas Ascan al-Harith ibn Jabalah |
Perozes Pityaxes Baresmanas † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
25,000 men[1]
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50,000 men[2] (originally 40,000 men before reinforcements[1]) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Fewer than 5,000 men | 8,000+ men[3] |
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Procopius's account of this engagement is among the most detailed descriptions of a late Roman battle.[4]