Battle of Nisbis
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Battle of Nisbis | |||||||
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Part of the Iberian War | |||||||
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Combatants | |||||||
Sassanid Persians | Byzantine Empire | ||||||
Commanders | |||||||
Kavadh I, al-Mundhir IV ibn al-Mundhir | Belisarius | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown plus an unknown number of Lakhmids | Unknown plus an unknown number of Ghassanid Arab allies | ||||||
Casualties | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
Iberian War |
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Dara – Nisbis – Callinicum |
The Battle of Nisbis took place between the armies of the Eastern Roman Empire under the command of General Belisarius and Sassanid Persians under Kavadh I in year 530 during the Iberian War. Kavadh I, with the aid of Lakhmids defeated Belisarius's forces resulting into a Sassanid victory after Persian defeat in the previous Battle of Dara.