Battle by the Anastasian Wall (559)

[6] A Byzantine force sent by emperor Justinian and made up of the Imperial Guard, regular troops and mobilized citizens clashed with the Kutrigur cavalry at the east side of the Anastasian Wall but were defeated.

[1] After this victory, Constantinople became under threat, with Kutrigur forces overrunning settlements on the outskirts of the city during the spring of 559.

Drypia[8], Nymphs (Nymphas)[9] and Hitos (Chitus)[10] were captured and the Kutrigurs briefly entered Sykai.

[7][6] Belisarius, recalled from retirement by Justinian, then led a force of 300 veterans and took camp just a few kilometers from the Kutrigurs in Melantias.

The Kutrigur army withdrew from Constantintople, plundering Decatum[12][13] and Thrace before re-crossing the Danube and returning to their homeland.