Greetings all,
Today we reflect on the Battle of Callinisum which was fought
between Byzantine forces led by General Belisarius, and the Sassanid
Persians on April 19th in 531 AD:
Although the Persians technically won a pyrric victory, Belisarius
was able to
foil their overall plans for invading Roman Syria. Both sides had heavy
losses. The Byzantines were unable to fight again for some months, and
the Sassanids no longer had enough troops to invade Roman territory.
-Marcus Cassius Julianus
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