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Aurès campaign

Aurès campaign was a campaign fought in AD 539 at Aurès Mountains, in what is now Algeria; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Aurès Mountains. It was part of the Moorish Wars, which ran from AD 533 to AD 548. The recorded result: Byzantine victory; Berber leaders escape to the Mauro-Roman Kingdom.

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FoughtAD 539ran into the following year
WhereAurès Mountains, Algeria35.233N, 6.167E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeByzantine victory; Berber leaders escape to the Mauro-Roman Kingdom
BelligerentsByzantine EmpireagainstKingdom of the Aurès; Other Berbers
Part ofMoorish WarsAD 533 to AD 548

Where it sits in the Moorish Wars

Battle of Mammes, AD 534Battle of the Bagradas River, AD 536Siege of Carthage, AD 536Battle of Scalas Veteres, AD 537Aurès campaign, AD 539Battle of Sbeitla, AD 540Battle of Cillium, AD 544Battle of Thacia, AD 545Battle of Marta, AD 547Battle of the Fields of Cato, AD 548AD 534AD 548Aurès campaign, AD 539
10 placed engagements of the Moorish Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 539 (year precision)
to AD 540
PlaceAurès Mountains, Algeria
35.233N, 6.167E
KindCampaign, medieval
Territorial changeByzantine conquest of the Aurès region; Fall of the Kingdom of the Aurès
Commanders
  • Solomon (magister militum)
  • Guntarith
  • Ortaias
  • Iabdas
  • Cutzinas
Aurès campaignAurès campaignBattle of MammaBattle of VesceraSiege of ZaatchaBattle of ConstantineSiege of ConstantineBattle of MammaBattle of VesceraSiege of ZaatchaBattle of ConstantineSiege of ConstantineBatnaSétifTébessaM'silaOum el Bouaghi100 km35.233N, 6.167E
Placed at Aurès Mountains; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 539

Aurès campaign is one of 128 engagements of the 6th century in the atlas and one of 155 in present-day Algeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q135517448, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Aurès campaign (539), revision 1370429744, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.