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outskirts of the mountain, and by morning the troops of
Theodorus showed themselves as well. Both detachments started a relentless attack against the surrounded Berber troops who panicked and attempted to flee, but had nowhere to do so. The few that survived did so by trampling over the dead bodies of their comrades, and nearly all of the Berber warriors were caught, killed, or wounded. All of the Berber chieftains were able to flee except for Esdilasas, who was caught, and taken prisoner. According to Procopius, the Berbera suffered 50,000 casualties, while the Romans suffered none, although this was likely an exaggeration.
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Setting up their camp, Solomon observed the Berber positions. The
Berbers were encamped on the mountain. The eastern slope of the mountain was very steep, while the western had a gentle slope. Thus the Berbers, not expecting the Byzantines to actually try and overtake them from the east, concentrated
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to take advantage of the Berber positions, and climb the eastern side of the mountain to ambush the
Berbers. Not even telling his own troops to avoid being betrayed, the excubitors climbed up the mountain during the dead of the night without being noticed. By dawn Solomon moved his troops up to the
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Byzantine troops were demoralized when met with the larger number of enemies, but after a speech by Solomon, they gained their bravery back, and prepared for the fight. He sent his commander, Theodorus, with about 1,000
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Berbers, the chieftains scattered and fled. Cutzinas, the main leader of the revolt, fled to the Berber
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