126:(April 19, 531), Sunicas and Simmas were placed in command of the Byzantine left. Although they repelled the successive Persian attacks, the remainder of the army was defeated and forced to withdraw. Sunicas and his men, mostly infantry, nevertheless continued to fight, preventing the Sassanid Persians from pursuing the defeated
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Belisarius in his new campaign against Sassanid Persia. On his own initiative, he led a force into the Persian rear, where he caught many Persians and their
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allies out foraging. He killed some of them and captured others for
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79:attacks. In 530, he appears as a
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900:6th-century Christians
869:Origin of the Székelys
53:Zacharias of Mytilene
823:North Caucasian Huns
777:Other Hunnic peoples
124:Battle of Callinicum
35:military during the
768:Battle of Bassianae
299:History of the Huns
226:Martindale, John R.
738:Battle of the Utus
728:Battle of Faesulae
634:Other notable Huns
294:Origin of the Huns
31:who served in the
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304:List of Huns
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920:Iberian War
71:along with
69:Mesopotamia
41:Justinian I
37:Iberian War
889:Categories
828:White Huns
692:Hunnic art
518:Thraustila
468:Laudaricus
134:References
128:Byzantines
120:Hermogenes
105:Baresmanes
101:Belisarius
813:Kidarites
671:Vadamerca
603:Diplomats
594:Ultzindur
589:Onegesius
584:Oebarsius
403:Ambazuces
362:Dengizich
47:Biography
33:Byzantine
833:Xionites
795:Cadiseni
610:Berichus
564:Emnetzur
552:Noblemen
493:Sanoeces
488:Ragnaris
458:Hormidac
448:Elmingir
438:Chelchal
433:Chalazar
372:Zilgibis
337:Charaton
322:Balamber
61:fortress
57:baptized
27:) was a
25:Σουνίκας
874:Xiongnu
784:Alchons
685:Culture
646:Donatus
625:Scottas
579:Mundzuk
523:Tuldila
513:Tarrach
508:Sunicas
498:Sigizan
478:Odolgan
463:Kursich
398:Althias
393:Alathar
287:History
198:Sources
17:Sunicas
661:Ildico
641:Adamis
569:Gordas
559:Atakam
543:Zolban
538:Uldach
533:Tyranx
528:Turgun
503:Simmas
483:Optila
473:Mundus
428:Bochas
423:Basich
408:Apsich
352:Attila
342:Rugila
314:Rulers
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818:Nezak
803:Hunas
676:Zerco
666:Kreka
651:Eskam
620:Eslas
615:Edeko
574:Mamas
443:Cours
418:Ascum
413:Ascan
388:Aigan
367:Ernak
357:Ellac
347:Bleda
332:Octar
327:Uldin
97:Aigan
21:Greek
905:Huns
706:Wars
453:Glom
280:Huns
236:ISBN
212:ISBN
112:Arab
65:Dara
82:dux
67:in
63:of
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