Battle of Pharsalus
Map of the Byzantine Empire and the surrounding states in 1265
Date 1277 Location Pharsalus, Greece Result Thessalian victory
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire	Thessaly
Commanders and leaders
John Synadenos (POW) Michael Kaballarios (DOW)	John I Doukas

TheBattle of Pharsalus was fought in late 1277 at the plain of Pharsalus inThessaly between an invadingByzantine army led by themegas stratopedarchesJohn Synadenos andmegas konostaulosMichael Kaballarios, and the forces ofJohn I Doukas, ruler of Thessaly. This was the first major Byzantine campaign against Thessaly after the failure of the previous expedition at theBattle of Neopatras (dated variously to 1273–1275). The battle resulted in a crushing victory for John Doukas: Synadenos was captured, while Kaballarios died shortly afterwards of his wounds.

• Geanakoplos, Deno John (1959).Emperor Michael Palaeologus and the West, 1258–1282: A Study in Byzantine-Latin Relations. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 297.OCLC 1011763434.

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