Avar-Byzantine wars
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Were a series of conflicts between the Byzantine Empire and the Avar Khaganate.
Chronology
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January 616: After 615, the Avars, led by their Khagan Bayan I, took advantage of the weakened Byzantine Empire and expanded their control over the undefended Balkans.
January 823: The southern part of the Avar Khaganate is conquered by the Byzantines.
When the Byzantine Empire was unable to pay subsidies or hire Avar mercenaries, the Avars raided their Balkan territories.
January 568: When the Byzantine Empire was unable to pay subsidies or hire Avar mercenaries, the Avars raided their Balkan territories. According to Menander, Bayan commanded an army of 10,000 Kutrigur Bulgars and sacked Dalmatia in 568, effectively cutting the Byzantine terrestrial link with North Italy and Western Europe.
The Avars conquer Sirmio from the Byzantines.
January 581: In 580, the Avars, a nomadic people from Central Asia, conquered Sirmio, a town located in present-day Serbia. The Avars were led by their Khagan, Bayan I, who expanded their territory into the Balkans during this time.
Were a series of military expeditions conducted by Roman Emperor Maurice in an attempt to defend the Balkan provinces of the Roman Empire from the Avars and the South Slavs.
January 584: Avar raid into the Balkan Peninsula and the Peloponnese.
January 586: Avar raid in Greece.
February 584: End of an Avar raid into the Balkan Peninsula and the Peloponnese.
January 585: The following year, the Avars conquered Singidunum (present-day Belgrade) and Viminacium.
February 586: At Adrianople in 584/585, Byzantine Emperor Maurice forced the Slavs to retreat from Thrace and then pounce on defenseless Greece.
January 587: In 587, the Balkan Peninsula, Northern Greece, faced attacks from the Avar invaders. They successfully destroyed several cities including Ratiaria, Oescus, Durostorum, Marcianopolis, and Bononia. Thessaloniki was also besieged during this time, causing widespread destruction and chaos in the region.
February 587: End of the Avar raid in the Balkan Peninsula.
February 588: In 588, the Eastern Roman Empire deployed troops in Thrace and Moesia, but the operation was a failure. This allowed the Avars, a nomadic people from Central Asia, to advance towards the Sea of Marmara, posing a threat to the empire's territories in the region.
January 593: In 592 Roman troops recaptured Singidunum, which had been occupied again by the Avars.
June 593: Roman Emperor Maurice stopped the attacks of the Slavs on Moesia and defeated them several times before pursuing them across the Danube into today's Wallachia, where he managed to defeat Slavs despite the wooded and swampy area.
July 593: Roman Emperor Maurice stopped the attacks of the Slavs on Moesia and defeated them several times before pursuing them across the Danube into today's Wallachia, where he managed to defeat Slavs despite the wooded and swampy area.
February 594: Winter 593/594: Favored by the retreat of the Roman troops to the winter quarters in Odessos (today's Varna), the Slavs crossed the Danube again in the winter around the turn of the year 593/594, again plundering through Moesia and Macedonia.
January 596: Priskos was a Byzantine diplomat and historian who served as an envoy to the Avar Khaganate. The Avars, a nomadic people, decided to invade Dalmatia instead of engaging in direct conflict with Priskos.
February 596: Priskos was a Byzantine general and diplomat who was sent to negotiate with the Avars. The Avars, a nomadic people from Central Asia, decided to change their strategy and invaded Dalmatia instead of engaging in direct conflict with Priskos and the Eastern Roman Empire in 596.
January 598: The Avar winter attack of 597-598 in Thrace and Moesia was a military campaign by the Avar Khanate against the Eastern Roman Empire. The Avars, led by their Khan Bayan I, launched a devastating invasion during the harsh winter months, causing widespread destruction and plundering of the region.
October 599: In the summer of 599, the Romans broke the peace treaty. Priscus and Komentiolus took their armies downstream to nearby Viminacium and crossed the Danube from there. On the north bank they defeated the Avars for the first time in pitched battle on their own land.
January 603: In 602, the Slavs in Wallachia were decisively defeated by the Eastern Roman Empire under the leadership of Emperor Maurice.
February 603: The Roman army leaves Wallachia after decisively defeating the Slavs.
December 597: The Avar Khaganate, led by Khagan Bayan I, launched a winter attack in 597-598 on the territories of Thrace and Moesia. The Avars were a nomadic people of Central Asian origin who frequently raided and plundered settlements in Eastern Europe during this time period.
January 594: Winter 593/594: Favored by the retreat of the Roman troops to the winter quarters in Odessos (today's Varna), the Slavs crossed the Danube again in the winter around the turn of the year 593/594, again plundering through Moesia and Macedonia.
January 588: In 587, the Byzantine Empire's deployment in Thrace and Moesia, led by Emperor Maurice, was a failure. This allowed the Avars, a nomadic group from the Eurasian steppes, to advance towards the Sea of Marmara, threatening Byzantine territories in the region.
September 599: In the summer of 599, the Romans broke the peace treaty. Priscus and Komentiolus took their armies downstream to nearby Viminacium and crossed the Danube from there. On the north bank they defeated the Avars for the first time in pitched battle on their own land.
The Avars conquered Sirmio Singidunum and Viminacium form the Byzantines.
January 585: When the Byzantines refused to increase the stipend amount as requested by Bayan's son and successor Bayan II (from 584), the Avars proceeded to capture Singidunum and Viminacium.
Avarian and Slavic invasion of Greece.
January 604: Avarian and slavic invasion of Greece.
While the Byzantines were occupied with the Persians, the Avars and Slavs invaded the Balkans, capturing several Byzantine cities.
While negotiating with Emperor Heraclius beneath the walls of Constantinople in 617, the Avars launched a surprise attack on the city. While they were unable to capture the city centre, they pillaged the suburbs of the city and took 270,000 captives.
January 618: While negotiating with Emperor Heraclius beneath the walls of Constantinople in 617, the Avars launched a surprise attack. While they were unable to capture the city centre they pillaged the suburbs of the city and took 270,000 captives. Payments in gold and goods to the Avars reached the record sum of 200,000 solidi shortly before 626.
February 618: While negotiating with Emperor Heraclius beneath the walls of Constantinople in 617, the Avars launched a surprise attack. While they were unable to capture the city centre they pillaged the suburbs of the city and took 270,000 captives. Payments in gold and goods to the Avars reached the record sum of 200,000 solidi shortly before 626.
The Avar Khaganate invaded Thrace.
January 623: Avarian invasion of Thrace.
February 623: The Avars leave Thrace.
