The Battle of Mindouos[a] was fought between the Persians and Byzantines just after the battle of Thannuris (528). Procopius wrongly claimed that the two battles were one.[2] The Byzantine commander Belisarius was ordered to build a fortress at the location.[2] When Persian forces arrived in the area, his forces were routed in a battle on a nearby hill.[2] As Belisarius was promoted shortly afterwards, it is likely that he was not seen as being responsible himself for the defeat.[2] It is possible but unlikely that Belisarius was not the overall commander of the Byzantine army, but a junior partner.[2]
- ↑ Also spelled as Minduon or Minduous.
References
- ↑ Lee, A. D. (15 January 2013). From Rome to Byzantium AD 363 to 565. Edinburgh University Press. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-7486-6835-9.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Hughes, Ian (Historian). Belisarius : the last Roman general. Barnsley. ISBN 9781473822979. OCLC 903161296.