Melebasa

After the battle at Thannuris, Belisarius brought his defeated army back to Dara. Awaiting him were orders from Justinian, the Byzantine emperor, to immediately set out on a mission to construct a fort at Melabasa. Kavadh, king of the Sassanid …

528

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After the battle at Thannuris, Belisarius brought his defeated army back to Dara. Awaiting him were orders from Justinian, the Byzantine emperor, to immediately set out on a mission to construct a fort at Melabasa. Kavadh, king of the Sassanid Empire, had already learned of the plan and ordered Gadar the Qadishite to Melebasa with a strong force to prevent the Byzantines from completing their task. A battle took place on the hills of Melebasa. Belisarius’ weakened and fatigued force was again defeated. Despite the twin setbacks, Justinian’s confidence in Belisarius remained unshaken. In 529 AD Belisarius was made magister militum per Orientem with instructions to make preparations to invade Persia.

Thannuris, Syria

The battle of Mindouos was a battle fought between the Persians and Byzantines just after the battle of Thannuris (528). Procopius wrongly claimed that the two battles were one. The Byzantine commander Belisarius was ordered to build a fortress at the location. When Persian forces arrived in the area, his forces were routed in a battle on a nearby hill. As Belisarius was promoted shortly afterwards, it is likely that he was not seen as being responsible himself for his own defeat. It is possible but unlikely that Belisarius was not the overall commander of the Byzantine army, but a junior partner.

Wikipedia: Battle of Mindouos

Sassanid

Byzantine