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The Battle of Martyropolis was fought in summer 588 near Martyropolis between an East Roman -LRB- Byzantine -RRB- and a Sassanid Persian army , and resulted in a Byzantine victory .. Martyropolis. Silvan, Diyarbakır. Byzantine. Byzantine. The Byzantine army of the East had been weakened by a mutiny in April 588 , caused by unpopular cost-cutting measures and directed against the new commander , Priscus .. Byzantine. Byzantine. Priscus. Priscus ( general ). Priscus was attacked and fled the army camp , and the mutineers chose the dux of Phoenice Libanensis , Germanus , as their temporary leader .. Priscus. Priscus ( general ). dux. dux. Phoenice Libanensis. Phoenice Libanensis. Emperor Maurice then restored the former commander , Philippicus , to the post , but before he could arrive and take control , the Persians , taking advantage of the disorder , invaded Byzantine territory and attacked Constantina .. Byzantine. Byzantine. Maurice. Maurice ( emperor ). Philippicus. Philippicus ( general ). Constantina. Constantina ( Osrhoene ). Germanus organized a force of a thousand men which relieved the siege .. As the historian Theophylact Simocatta records , `` with difficulty -LSB- Germanus -RSB- spurred on and incited the Roman contingents with speeches '' and managed to assemble 4,000 men and launch a raid into Persian territory .. Theophylact Simocatta. Theophylact Simocatta. The arrival of Maurice 's envoy Aristobulus eased the tension in the Byzantine camp , and the soldiers were restored to discipline .. Byzantine. Byzantine. Maurice. Maurice ( emperor ). Germanus then led his army north to Martyropolis , from where he launched another raid across the border into Arzanene .. Martyropolis. Silvan, Diyarbakır. Arzanene. Arzanene. The attack was blocked by the Persian general Maruzas -LRB- and possibly corresponds also with the raid defeated in battle at Tsalkajur near Lake Van by the Persian marzban of Armenia , Aphrahat -RRB- , and turned back .. Lake Van. Lake Van. marzban. marzban. The Persians under Maruzas followed close behind , and a battle was fought near Martyropolis which resulted in a major Byzantine victory  : according to Simocatta 's account , Maruzas was killed , several of the Persian leaders were captured along with 3,000 other prisoners , and only a thousand men survived to reach refuge at Nisibis .. Martyropolis. Silvan, Diyarbakır. Byzantine. Byzantine. Nisibis. Nisibis. The Byzantines secured much booty , including the Persian battle standards , and sent them along with Maruzas ' head to Maurice in Constantinople .. Maurice. Maurice ( emperor ). Constantinople. Constantinople