Kutrigur Huns' Major Raid on Byzantium

539 CE · Trakya / Yunanistan · military

The Kutrigur Huns crossed the Danube and plundered Thrace and then Greece, advancing as far as the Isthmus of Corinth.

The pass of Thermopylae was defended and the Peloponnese was saved. Byzantium's aged general Mundus tried to carry out damage control in the region. This raid was Justinian's greatest headache in the northern Balkans.

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What was Kutrigur Huns' Major Raid on Byzantium?
The Kutrigur Huns crossed the Danube and plundered Thrace and then Greece, advancing as far as the Isthmus of Corinth.
When did Kutrigur Huns' Major Raid on Byzantium happen?
539 CE
Where did Kutrigur Huns' Major Raid on Byzantium take place?
Trakya / Yunanistan