ERA // 476 – 749
Late Antiquity
26 wars · 60 battles
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The crisis and division of Rome, the Migration Period, and the early Islamic conquests.
Timeline
476 – 1492
26 wars · span 1016 years
Wars
26 catalogued
492-497
Isaurian War
0 battles
494-534
Basus War
0 battles
502-506
Anastasian War
0 battles
526-532
Iberian War
3 battles
533-534
Vandalic War
2 battles
535-554
Gothic War of 535–554
The Gothic War between the Eastern Roman Empire during the reign of Emperor Justinian I and the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy took place from 535 to 554 in the Italian Peninsula,…
4 battles
541-562
Lazic War
0 battles
572-591
Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591
The Byzantine–Sasanian War of 572–591 was a war fought between the Sasanian Empire of Persia and the Byzantine Empire. It was triggered by pro-Byzantine revolts in areas of the…
0 battles
598-614
Goguryeo–Sui War
0 battles
602-628
Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628
The Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628, also called the Last Great War of Antiquity, was fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Sasanian Empire. It was the final and most…
2 battles
629-1050
Arab–Byzantine wars
13 battles
632-633
Ridda Wars
1 battle
633-654
Muslim conquest of Persia
9 battles
633-640
Muslim conquest of the Levant
The Rashidun Caliphate conquered Byzantine Syria between 634–638 CE as part of the Arab–Byzantine wars and the wider Muslim conquests.
7 battles
642-744
Arab conquest of Armenia
The Arab invasion of Armenia was a series of military campaigns conducted in 639–661 CE by the Rashidun Caliphate against the Byzantine Empire in Byzantine Armenia as part of the…
0 battles
642-799
Arab–Khazar Wars
The Arab–Khazar wars were a series of conflicts fought between the Khazar Khaganate and successive Arab caliphates in the Caucasus region from c. 642 to 799 CE. Smaller native…
0 battles
645-668
Goguryeo–Tang War
0 battles
647-709
Muslim conquest of the Maghreb
0 battles
656-661
First Fitna
3 battles
664-740
Umayyad campaigns in India
0 battles
672
Jinshin War
0 battles
673-751
Muslim conquest of Transoxiana
1 battle
680-1355
Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars
The Byzantine–Bulgarian wars were a series of conflicts fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Bulgarian Empire which began after the Bulgars conquered parts of the Balkan…
8 battles
711-726
Umayyad conquest of Hispania
The Umayyad Caliphate conquered the Visigothic Kingdom on the Iberian Peninsula in the early 8th century. The conquest resulted in the end of Christian rule throughout most of…
1 battle
733-1492
Reconquista
6 battles
744-747
Third Fitna
0 battles
Famous commanders of the Late Antiquity era
12 shown
'Ujayf ibn 'Anbasa
1 battle led
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1 battle led
Aban ibn Uthman
1 battle led
Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr
1 battle led
Abd al-Rahman ibn Khalid
1 battle led
Abd al-Rahman ibn Udays
1 battle led
Abd Allah ibn Abbas
2 battles led
Abd Allah ibn al-Mu'tam
1 battle led
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
2 battles led
Abd Allah ibn Amir
1 battle led
Abd Allah ibn Amr al-Hadrami
1 battle led
Abd Allah ibn Budayl
1 battle led
Ranked by Σ battle intensity across battles led in scope. Strategic leaders (chiefs of state / supreme commanders) pinned to the top.