The following is a list of battles fought by the Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire, from the 6th century AD until its dissolution in the mid-15th century, organized by date. The list is not exhaustive. For battles fought by the Byzantine Empire's Roman predecessors, see List of Roman battles.
6th century 503 – Siege of Amida (502–503) – The Persians captured the city of Amida. 528 – Battle of Thannuris (and/or Battle of Mindouos) – Sassanid Persians defeat Byzantines under Belisarius, death of Jabalah IV ibn al-Harith. 530 – Battle of Dara – Belisarius defeats the Persians Battle of Satala – Byzantine Empire defeats the Sassanid Empire 531 – Battle of Callinicum – Persian general Azarethes defeats Belisarius 533 – 13 September Battle of Ad Decimum – Belisarius defeats Vandals near Carthage 15 December Battle of Tricamarum – Belisarius defeats again the Vandals near Carthage. 535 – Battle of Mammes Battle of Mount Bourgaon Siege of Panormus 536 – Siege of Naples – Byzantines capture Naples 537 – Siege of Salona – Byzantines defended against Ostrogothic attacks 537 – Battle of Scalas Veteres 537–38 – Siege of Rome – Byzantines defend Rome against the Ostrogoths 538 – Siege of Ariminum – Byzantines take Ariminum from the Ostrogoths Siege of Urbinus – Byzantines take Urbinus from the Ostrogoths Siege of Urviventus – Byzantines take Urviventus from the Ostrogoths 539 – Siege of Auximus – Byzantines take Auximus from the Ostrogoths 539–540 Siege of Ravenna — Byzantines force the Ostrogothic king to surrender 541 – Siege of Petra – Sasanians capture Petra, Lazica from the Byzantines Battle of Nisibis – Byzantines defeat the Persians Siege of Sisauranon – The Sasanian garrison went over to the Byzantine side Siege of Verona – Ostrogoths under Totila repel the Byzantines 542 – Battle of Faventia – Ostrogoths under Totila defeat the combined Byzantine armies Battle of Mucellium – Ostrogoths under Totila defeat the Byzantines 542–543 – Siege of Naples – Totila recaptures Naples 543 – Battle of Anglon – The Byzantine invasion of Persarmenia is defeated 544 – Battle of Cillium – The Byzantine governor of Africa Solomon is killed by the Moors Siege of Edessa – Unsuccessful siege of the Byzantine fortress of Edessa by the Sasanians 546 – Sack of Rome by Totila, King of the Ostrogoths 546 or 547 – Battle of Sufetula – Byzantine victory over the Moors 548 – Battle of the Fields of Cato – The new Byzantine commander, John Troglita, crushes the Moorish uprising 551 – Battle of Sena Gallica – Byzantine fleet destroys the Ostrogothic navy Siege of Petra (550–551) – Byzantines recapture and destroy Petra, Lazica from the Sasanians 552 – Battle of Taginae – Narses replaces Belisarius and defeats Ostrogoths under Totila 553 – Battle of Mons Lactarius – Narses defeats the Ostrogoths under Teia Battle of Telephis–Ollaria – Byzantines are repelled by a Sasanian assault 554, October – Battle of the Volturnus – Narses defeats the Franks 559 – Battle of Melantias – Belisarius defeats the Kutrigurs 555 – Siege of Phasis – Sasanian siege of the town Phasis is defeated by the Byzantines 573 – Siege of Nisibis – Failed Byzantine siege of Nisibis Siege of Dara – Sasanian Empire captures the strategic fortress of Dara 573 – Battle of Apamea – Sasanian Empire sacked Apamea 576 – Battle of Melitene – Byzantine Empire defeats the Sasanian Empire 586 – Battle of Solachon – Byzantine Empire defeats the Sasanian Empire 588 – Battle of Martyropolis – Byzantine Empire defeats the Sasanian Empire 591 – Battle of Blarathon – Byzantines defeat Bahram Chobin and help Khosrau II to recover his throne
7th century
613 – Battle of Antioch 614 – Siege of Caesarea Siege of Jerusalem 622 - Battle of Ophlimus. A Byzantine victory as a result of clever tactics by Heraclius 624 - Battle of Ganzak. Heraclius crushes Khosrow's army 625 - Battle of Archesh. Byzantine empire capture Persarmenia 626 – Siege of Constantinople 627 – Battle of Nineveh 629 – Battle of Mu'tah 634 – Battle of Bosra Battle of Ajnadayn Battle of Fahl Siege of Damascus Battle of Maraj-al-Debaj 635–636 – Siege of Emesa 636 – Battle of Yarmouk 637 – Siege of Jerusalem Battle of Hazir 637 – Siege of Aleppo Battle of the Iron Bridge 638 – Siege of Germanicia 640 – Battle of Heliopolis 641 – Siege of Alexandria 646 – Battle of Nikiou 647 – Battle of Sufetula 655 – Battle of the Masts 674–678 – Siege of Constantinople 680 – Battle of Ongal 682 or 683 – Battle of Vescera 692 – Battle of Sebastopolis 698 – Battle of Carthage
8th century
707–708 or 708–709 – Siege of Tyana – Umayyads besiege and capture Tyana 708 – Battle of Anchialus (708) 717–718 – Siege of Constantinople – Second and last siege of Constantinople by the Arabs 727 – Siege of Nicaea – Unsuccessful siege of Nicaea by the Arabs 740 – Battle of Akroinon – Byzantine emperor Leo III the Isaurian destroys an Arab invasion force 746 – Battle of Keramaia 756 – Battle of Marcellae 759 – Battle of the Rishki Pass 763 – Battle of Anchialus 766 – Siege of Kamacha – Unsuccessful Abbasid siege of the fort of Kamacha 774 – Battle of Berzitia 782 – Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor – Harun al-Rashid leads his troops as far as Chrysopolis 788 – Battle of Kopidnadon – Byzantines defeated by Abbasid invasion 792 – Battle of Marcellae
9th century 804 – Battle of Krasos – Abbasid army defeats emperor Nikephoros I 806 – Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor – Harun al-Rashid invades Asia Minor and sacks Heraclea 811 – Battle of Pliska – Emperor Nikephoros I is defeated by Bulgarian army 827–828 – Siege of Syracuse – Unsuccessful siege of Syracuse by the Aghlabids 829 – Battle of Thasos – Byzantine fleet is defeated by Emirate of Crete 838 – Battle of Anzen – Emperor Theophilos is defeated by the Abbasids under Afshin. Sack of Amorium – Abbasids under Caliph al-Mu'tasim besiege and sack the city of Amorium 844 – Battle of Mauropotamos – Abbasid army defeats the Byzantines under Theoktistos 853 – Sack of Damietta – Byzantine fleet raids and captures the port of Damietta in Egypt 862 – Capture of Faruriyyah – Abbasids capture the border fortress of Farurriyah 863 – Battle of Lalakaon – Byzantine army under Petronas annihilates the army of Malatya and kills its emir, Umar al-Aqta 868 – Siege of Ragusa – Byzantine fleet under Niketas Ooryphas relieves Ragusa and restores Byzantine control over Dalmatia 872 or 878 – Battle of Bathys Ryax – The Byzantines defeat the Paulicians and kill their leader, Chrysocheir 872 or 873 – Battle of Kardia – Byzantine fleet under Niketas Ooryphas defeats the Cretan Saracens under the renegade Photios 873 or 879 – Battle of the Gulf of Corinth – Byzantine fleet under Niketas Ooryphas defeats the Cretan Saracens under the renegade Photios 877–878 – Siege of Syracuse – Fall of Syracuse to the Aghlabids 880 – Battle of Cephalonia – Nasar defeats an Aghlabid fleet raiding western Greece in a night battle Battle of Stelai – Nasar defeats an Aghlabid fleet off Calabria After 883 : Siege of Euripos 888 – Battle of Milazzo – Aghlabids defeat Byzantines 896 – Battle of Boulgarophygon – Bulgarian Army defeats Byzantines under Leo Katakalon
10th century 902 – Siege of Taormina – The former Aghlabid emir, Ibrahim II, captures the fortress of Taormina 904 Sack of Thessalonica 915 Battle of Garigliano 917 – Battle of Achelous Battle of Katasyrtai 922 – Battle of Pegae 941 – Rus' raid against Constantinople and Bithynia 953 – Battle of Marash 958 – Battle of Raban 960 – Battle of Andrassos 962 – Siege of Taormina – The Fatimids capture the fortress of Taormina 965 – Battle of the Straits – The Fatimids destroy a Byzantine invasion fleet under Niketas Abalantes 970 – Battle of Arcadiopolis 970–971 – Siege of Dorostolon 971 – Battle of Alexandretta 986 – Battle of the Gates of Trajan 994 – Battle of the Orontes 995 – Battle of Thessalonica 997 – Battle of Spercheios 998 – Battle of Apamea
11th century 1004 – Battle of Skopje Battle of Thessalonica 1009 – Battle of Kreta 1014 – Battle of Thessalonica Battle of Kleidion Battle of Strumica 1015 – Battle of Bitola 1017 – Battle of Setina 1018 – Battle of Dyrrhachium Battle of Cannae 1021 – Battle of Shirimni 1022 – Battle of Svindax 1024 – Battle of Lemnos 1030 – Battle of Azaz 1040 – Battle of Thessalonica Battle of Thessalonica 1041 – Battle of Ostrovo Battle of Olivento Battle of Montemaggiore Battle of Montepeloso 1043 – Rus' raid into the Aegean Sea 1047 – Battle of Sasireti 1048 – Battle of Kapetron 1053 – Battle of Zygos Pass 1054 – Battle of Manzikert 1067 – Battle of Caesarea 1068–71 – Siege of Bari 1069 – Battle of Iconium 1071 – Battle of Manzikert 1078 – Battle of Kalavrye 1081 – Battle of Dyrrhachium 1091 – Battle of Levounion 1097 – Siege of Nicaea
12th century 1107–1108 – Siege of Dyrrhachium 1113 – Siege of Nicaea 1116 – Battle of Philomelion 1122 – Battle of Beroia 1138 – Siege of Shaizar 1167 – Battle of Sirmium 1176 – Battle of Myriokephalon 1177 – Battle of Hyelion and Leimocheir 1185 – Sack of Thessalonica Battle of Demetritzes 1187 – Siege of Lovech 1190 – Battle of Tryavna 1191 – Battle of South Morava 1194 – Battle of Arcadiopolis 1196 – Battle of Serres
13th century
1201 – Siege of Varna 1203 – Siege of Constantinople – First attack on Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade, deposition of Alexios III Angelos 1204 – Siege of Constantinople – Second attack and capture of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade, dissolution of the Byzantine Empire, establishment of the Latin Empire 1205 – Battle of the Olive Grove of Kountouras Battle of Adramyttium 1205–06 – Siege of Trebizond 1207 – Siege of Attalia 1211 – Battle of Antioch on the Meander Battle of the Rhyndacus 1214 – Siege of Sinope 1222–23 – Siege of Trebizond 1223 or 1224 – Battle of Poimanenon 1230 – Battle of Klokotnitsa – Bulgarians defeat and capture Theodore Komnenos Doukas 1235 – Siege of Constantinople – Unsuccessful joint Bulgarian–Nicaean siege of Constantinople 1254 – Battle of Adrianople 1259 – Battle of Pelagonia 1260 – Siege of Constantinople 1263 – Battle of Prinitza Battle of Settepozzi 1263 or 1264 – Battle of Makryplagi 1272/73 or 1274/75 – Battle of Neopatras Battle of Demetrias 1279 – Battle of Devina 1280–81 – Siege of Berat
14th century
1304 – Battle of Bapheus – First Ottoman victory over the regular Byzantine army Battle of Skafida – Bulgarians defeat the Byzantines First Siege of Philadelphia – Byzantine–Catalan victory over the Germiyanids and Aydinids 1305 – Battle of Apros -The Catalan Company defeats the Byzantines 1310 – Conquest of Rhodes – Hospitallers capture Rhodes Second Siege of Philadelphia — Second unsuccessful siege of the city by the Germiyanids 1320 – Battle of Saint George — The Byzantines under Andronikos Asen ambush and defeat the forces of the Principality of Achaea, securing possession of Arcadia. 1320–26 – Siege of Prusa – The Ottomans capture the city of Prusa, which becomes their capital 1329 – Battle of Pelekanon – The Ottomans defeat the last Byzantine attempt to defend Asia Minor 1328–31 – Siege of Nicaea – Ottomans capture the city of Nicaea 1332 – Battle of Rusokastro – Bulgarians defeat the Byzantines 1333–37 – Siege of Nicomedia – Fall of Nicomedia to the Ottomans 1354 – Fall of Gallipoli – Capture of Gallipoli by the Ottomans, first Ottoman stronghold in Europe 1366 – Reconquest of Gallipoli – Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy, recovers Gallipoli for the Byzantines 1390 – Fall of Philadelphia – Ottomans capture Philadelphia, the last Byzantine stronghold in Asia
15th century
1411 – Siege of Constantinople – Ottomans failed to besiege Constantinople 1422 – Siege of Constantinople – Ottomans failed to besiege Constantinople