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Name: Avar Incursions

Type: Event

Start: 615 AD

End: 615 AD

Parent: Byzantine-Sasanian War of 602-628

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While the Byzantines were occupied with the Persians, the Avars and Slavs invaded the Balkans, capturing several Byzantine cities.

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  • January 615: The Avars, a nomadic people from Central Asia, began raiding Thrace in 614.
  • February 615: End of Avar raid in Thrace.
  • January 615: While the Byzantines were occupied with the Persians, the Avars and Slavs poured into the Balkans, capturing several Byzantine cities, including Singidunum (Belgrade), Viminacium (Kostolac), Naissus (Niš), and Serdica (Sofia), while destroying Salona in 614. Other minor cities on the Adriatic coast like Jadar (Zadar), Tragurium (Trogir), Butua (Budva), Scodra (Shkodër), and Lissus (Lezhë) also survived the invasions.

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