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Battle of Thacia
Part of the Moorish wars
Date
Autumn 545
Location
Thacia, modern day Tunisia
Result
Decisive Berber-Rebel victory
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire
Frexes Laguatans
Commanders and leaders
Areobindus Artabanes John the Aremanian †
Antalas Stotzas †
Strength
Unknown Reinforced with Armenian contingents
Unknown
Casualties and losses
Heavy
Unknown
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Berber Wars
Berber-Vandalic Wars
Vandal invasion
Aures (483/4)
Tripolitania (523)
Great Dorsale (530)
Berber–Byzantine Wars
1st Mamma (534/5)
Mount Bourgaon (535)
The Bagradas River (536)
Scalas Veteres (537)
Babosis and Zerboule (540)
Cillium (544)
Thacia (545)
1st Sufetla (546/7)
Marta (547)
Fields of Cato (548)
Revolts of Garmul (570–578)
Berber–Arab Wars
2nd Sufetla (647)
Vescera (682)
2nd Mamma (688)
Meskiana (698)
Tabarka (703)
Berber Revolt
The Nobles (740)
Bagdoura (741)
al-Qarn (742)
Al-Asnam (742)
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