- John,
surnamed Mystacon ("the mustachioed"; Gr****: Ἰωάννης ὁ Μυστάκων; fl. 580–590), was a
prominent Eastern Roman general in the wars with S****anid Persia...
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Theodorus 574:
Eusebius 574/574–577:
Justinian 577–582:
Maurice 582–583: John
Mystacon 584–587/588:
Philippicus 588:
Priscus 588–589:
Philippicus 589–591: Comentiolus...
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Under the
command of
Khosrow and the
Byzantine generals N****s and John
Mystacon, the new
combined Byzantine-Persian army
raised a
rebellion against Bahram...
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later in the year when his
successor as
magister militum of the East, John
Mystacon, was
defeated on the
river Nymphios by Kardarigan.
During the mid-580s...
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Khosrow with an army of 40,000
warriors commanded by
Byzantine generals John
Mystacon and N****s.
During the
summer of 591,
Khosrow and the
Byzantine army marched...
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August –
Combined Byzantine-Persian
armies led by
Byzantine generals John
Mystacon and N****s and
Persian king
Khosrau II
defeat the
Persian rebel Bahram...
- endeavors,
securing a
noteworthy victory under the
commanders Cours and John
Mystacon,
albeit also
suffering a
defeat at the
hands of the Sasanians. In early...
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Constantina was lost when his
successor as
magister militum of the east, John
Mystacon, was
defeated at the
River Nymphios by Kardarigan. The
situation was difficult:...
- army in
Azerbaijan under the
observation of the
Byzantine commander John
Mystacon, who was also
raising an army in Armenia.
After some time, Khosrow, along...
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fortresses of
Aphoum and Chlomaron. In 583 the
Roman general Aulus or John
Mystacon invested Acbas and
began a blockade. The
garrison asked for help using...
