Anastasian War

Anastasian War
Part of the Roman-Persian Wars
The Roman-Persian frontier had remained stable since 384, when the two powers divided Armenia, and despite recurrent warfare, would not change significantly until the Lazic War.
Date 502–506 AD Location Osroene, Upper Mesopotamia, Southeastern Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) Territorial changes Status quo ante bellum
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire Arab allies	Sasanian Empire Lakhmids
Commanders and leaders
Anastasius I Areobindus Patricius Hypatius Apion Justin I Patriciolus Vitalian Pharesmanes Celer Romanus Constantine (POW)[1] Godidisklus Bessas Rufinus Asouades Bonosus Timostratus	Kavad I Theodore Al-Mundhir III ibn al-Nu'man Adergoudounbades Bawi Glones † Mirranes (Perozes?)

The Anastasian War was fought from 502 to 506 between the Byzantine Empire and the Sasanian Empire. It was the first major conflict between the two powers since 440, and would be the prelude to a long series of destructive conflicts between the two empires over the next century.