still under study. Agathias derives the ancient name Onoguris from a branch of the Hunnic Onoguri, who had been defeated in this place by the local Colchians...
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The siege of Onoguris occurred in 554 or 555 AD during the Lazic War between the Byzantine Empire and the Sasanian Empire. The Byzantine generals led by...
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Byzantine generals had alienated the Lazi. Nachoragan relieved the Siege of Onoguris and subsequently destroyed the Byzantine base at Archaeopolis. In the spring...
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(Vartsikhe) Skanda Sarapanis (Shorpani) Phasis (Poti) Pitius Kotayon (Kutaisi) Onoguris The most significant fertile and rich area of Lazica was the Rioni river...
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Archaeopolis, Sarapanis, Skande, Phasis, Rhodopolis, Uchimerion, Kotayon, Onoguris, Trachea, Sebastopolis and Pitius. The Persian Sasanians recognized Lazica...
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equipment and retreated to Mocheresis, reinforcing his strategic garrison at Onoguris on his way, and died of illness shortly afterward. The Lazic king Gubazes...
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the Lakhmids under al-Mundhir III ibn al-Nu'man, who is killed. Siege of Onoguris Sasanians decisively defeat Byzantines and force them to retreat from the...
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formerly called themselves Onogundurs. Variations of the name include Onoguri, Onoghuri, Onghur, Ongur, Onghuri, Onguri, Onogundur, Unogundur, and Unokundur...
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War (535–554) Siege of Conza (553–554) – Gothic War (535–554) Siege of Onoguris (555) – Lazic War Siege of Chalon-sur-Saône (555) Siege of Phasis (555–556)...
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War, including the assault on his stronghold at Telephis, his siege of Onoguris, and the Persian siege of Phasis. In 555, he had replaced Bessas as the...
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supplies and siege equipments. After strengthening his own forts including Onoguris, he returned to Mocheresis. There he fell ill, and withdrew to Iberia;...
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time, leading to the failure of a Byzantine attack against the fort of Onoguris. An assembly of the Lazic people informed Emperor Justinian of the events...
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Justinian. The Byzantines then launched an attack on the Persian fort of Onoguris, but they were forced to abandon it at the unexpectedly quick arrival of...
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Younger Olympius (exarch) Omophorion Omphalion Omurtag of Bulgaria Onegesius Onoguris, Siege of Onoulphus Opsikion Opsites of Lazica Optimatoi Orhan Orestes...
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thought that they were to discuss a planned attack on the Sassanid forces in Onoguris (a local fort). Martin and Rusticus had Gubazes murdered, reportedly shocking...
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next year they were able to thwart a Byzantine attack on the fortress of Onoguris. In the spring of 555, the Persian general Nachoragan took the initiative...
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settlement can be identified with Vanand (Kars) in present-day Turkey or Onoguris in present-day western Georgia, along with a certain "Vnndr" in Khazaria...
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