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The siege of Constantinople in 626 by the Sassanid Persians and Avars, aided by large numbers of allied Slavs, ended in a strategic victory for the Byzantines.
- June-July 626
- Byzantines retake Anatolia
- Byzantine victorySiege broken
The following is a list of sieges of Constantinople, a historic city located in an area which is today part of Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople was built on the land that links Europe to Asia through Bosporus and connects the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea.
DateAttackersDefendersForces Used510 BCNaval and land478 BCNaval408 BCByzantium, Megara, BoeotiaNaval and land340–339 BCByzantium, AthensNaval and landSiege of Constantinople in 626 by the combined Sasanian, Avar, and Slavic forces depicted on the murals of the Moldovița Monastery, Romania. Khosrow, seeing that a decisive counterattack was needed to defeat the Byzantines, recruited two new armies from all the able men, including foreigners.
the siege of 626 in the Chronicle of C. Manasses. In May 626, the Avars, aided by Slavic tribes, mainly Croats and Serbs, first besieged Thessaloniki for 33 days and when they failed, turned to Constantinople where they arrived on June 29.
This book examines the Avar siege of Constantinople in 626, one of the most significant events of the seventh century, and the impact and repercussions this had on the political, military, economic and religious structures of the Byzantine Empire.
- Martin Hurbanič
Jan 7, 2024 · The siege of Constantinople in 626 by the Sassanid Persians and Avars, aided by large numbers of allied Slavs, ended in a strategic victory for the Byzantines.
The siege of Constantinople in 626 by the Sassanid Persians and Avars, aided by large numbers of allied Slavs, ended in a strategic victory for the Byzantines.
