 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(June 2024) |
| Belisarius' invasion of Mesopotamia of 541 | |||||
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| Part of the Roman-Persian Wars | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| Byzantine Empire | Sasanian Empire | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Belisarius | Khosrow I | ||||
| Strength | |||||
| Possibly at least 6,000 men (according to Procopius) | Possibly more men | ||||
In 541, General Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire led a counter-offensive in Persian territory into Mesopotamia, as part of a counter-offensive against the Persian King Khosrow I's prior invasion of the Roman East in 540. [1]
Belisarius took 6,000 of his best men with hunting equipment with him. to the possibly larger Persian force, it looked like a small hunting party which would later result into baiting the Sasanian army into thinking a larger Roman army was behind the smaller Roman force.
