Battle of Dyrrhachium
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Battle of Dyrrhachium is the name of three battles fought in, or close to, the ancient city of Dyrrachium:
- Battle of Dyrrhachium (48 BC)Battle of Dyrrhachium (48 BC)The Battle of Dyrrachium on 10 July 48 BC, was a battle of Caesar's Civil War in the area of the city of Dyrrachium . It was fought between Julius Caesar and the army led by Gnaeus Pompey with the backing of the majority of the Roman Senate. The battle was indecisive but is regarded as a victory...
, fought during Caesar's civil war - Battle of Dyrrhachium (1018)Battle of Dyrrhachium (1018)The Battle of Dyrrhachium in February 1018 was a part of the Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars. It happened as the Bulgarian tsar Ivan Vladislav tried to establish his power on the southeastern coast of the Adriatic Sea...
, fought between the Bulgarians and the Byzantine Empire - Battle of Dyrrhachium (1081)Battle of Dyrrhachium (1081)The Battle of Dyrrhachium took place on October 18, 1081 between the Byzantine Empire, led by the Emperor Alexius I Comnenus, and the Normans of southern Italy under Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia and Calabria...
, fought between the Normans and the Byzantine Empire