Procopius wrongly claimed that the two battles were one.
[3] The Byzantine commander Belisarius was ordered to build a fortress at the location.
[3] When Persian forces arrived in the area, his forces were routed in a battle on a nearby hill.
[3] As Belisarius was promoted shortly afterwards, it is likely that he was not seen as being responsible himself for the defeat.
[3] It is possible but unlikely that Belisarius was not the overall commander of the Byzantine army, but a junior partner.