In the clash, the outnumbered Byzantines were defeated and John was killed, but not before mortally wounding Stotzas.
After the death of the governor of Carthage, Solomon, in the battle of Cillium against Antalas, his nephew Sergius, who had inflicted arrogant treatment on the Laguatans tribe and provoked the rebellion of the Berbers, was appointed governor in Africa.
[1] In 545, Areobindus sent a general named Artabanes along with his brother John the Armenian to confront the rebels at Thacia.
Troglita's army was considerably outnumbered by the rebel forces as Sergius refused to send reinforcements.
After having placed their failing chief at the foot of a tree, the Berber and Byzantine renegade soldiers of Stotzas launched a general assault against John and his troops, and put them to flight.