Battle by the Anastasian Wall (559)

Anastasian Wall Battle
	Part of Byzantine-Kutrigurs war 558-559
Date	Early 559
Location	East of the Anastasian Wall 40 km west of Constantinople
Result	Kutrigur victory
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire	Kutrigur Bulgars army
Commanders and leaders
Sergius	Zabergan
Strength
Unknown	7 000 cavalry
Casualties and losses
All sent troops killed	Unknown

The Anastasian Wall Battle or Battle at the Anastasian Wall, which took place at the end of winter – beginning of spring 559, was a pivotal battle between the Byzantine army commanded by Dux Sergius^[1] and a Kutrigur Bulgars^[1] army commanded by Zabergan in the 558-559 AD Kutrigur campaign against the Byzantine Empire.^[2]^[4] The battle took place at the east side of the Anastasian Wall, about 40 km west of Constantinople.

^ ^a ^b ^c "LIBI, t. I (1958) (1_370.png)". macedonia.kroraina.com.
^ ^a ^b Theophanis Confessoris. Chronographia, FONTES GRAECI HISTORIAE BULGARICAE, Vol. III, p.39-41
^ According to: Victor Tonnennensis - Chronica, Theophanis Confessoris - Chronographia, Agathias Scholasticus - Historiarum libri, Procopius Caesariensis - Libri de bellis, Ioannis Malalae - Chronographia.
^ James C. Bradford, International Encyclopedia of Military History

[:1-1] "LIBI, t. I (1958) (1_370.png)". macedonia.kroraina.com.

[kroraina.com-2] Theophanis Confessoris. Chronographia, FONTES GRAECI HISTORIAE BULGARICAE, Vol. III, p.39-41

[3] According to: Victor Tonnennensis - Chronica, Theophanis Confessoris - Chronographia, Agathias Scholasticus - Historiarum libri, Procopius Caesariensis - Libri de bellis, Ioannis Malalae - Chronographia.

[4] James C. Bradford, International Encyclopedia of Military History

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