Battle of Marta

The Battle of Marta is a military confrontation between a coalition of rebellious Berber tribes led by Carcasan and the forces of John Troglita and his Berber ally Cusina, at Marta (current-day Mareth, Tunisia), in the summer of 547. It follows a significant Byzantine victory through which John Troglita managed to suppress the Berber rebellion led by Antalas. However, in this instance, the Berber rebels manage to re-organize and prevail, for the pacified Moors gain the victory for Byzantines in the battle of the fields of cato which procopius mention as unexpected.