In the 8th century AD, the forces of the Byzantine usurper Artabasdos, commanded by his son Niketas, were defeated at or near this location by the army of the legitimate emperor Constantine V, before being defeated again at Chrysopolis, the same location where Constantine the Great defeated his Eastern rival Licinius.
In the 8th century AD, the Byzantine forces of Constantine V defeated those led by Artabasdos and Niketas near this location.  The Byzantines then defeated them again at Chrysopolis, a location significant in Byzantine history.