What the records say
- When
- 708
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 42.55° N, 27.65° E
- Description
- 708 battle
Battle of Anchialus (708)
708 battle
The Battle of Anchialus occurred in 708 near the modern-day town of Pomorie, Bulgaria
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Anchialus: A Byzantine expeditionary force under Emperor Justinian II is defeated near the seaside city of Anchialus, on the Black Sea Coast”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Bulgaren besiegen die Byzantiner in der Schlacht von Anchialos”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Tervel, khan des Bulgares, envahit la Thrace et écrase les Byzantins à la bataille d'Anchialos”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Византийский император Юстиниан II двинулся на болгар к городу Анхиалу”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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