A 531 victory by the Persians forced the Byzantine Empire into a costly peace
At the Battle of Callinicum, the legendary Byzantine general Belisarius suffered a rare defeat that forced Emperor Justinian to pay a massive tribute to the Persians for a fleeting peace.
The Battle of Callinicum in 531 saw the Sassanid Persians halt the momentum of the Byzantine Empire in what is now northern Syria. Despite the tactical brilliance of the famous general Belisarius, his exhausted troops were pushed to the banks of the Euphrates River and forced to retreat.
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