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Siege of Nisibis (3rd) |
year: 350 |
| Another unsuccessful siege of the fortress-city of Nisibis by the Persians | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
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enemy: Sassanid Persians
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location: Modern Nusaybin, in southeastern Anatolia on the Syrian borders
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battle type: Siege |
war: Later Roman-Persian Wars |
modern country:
Turkey |
| ▼ The Byzantines(emperor: Constantius II) | ▼ The Enemies | |
| Commander: | General Lucilianus | Shah Shapur II |
| Forces: | Unknown | Unknown |
| Losses: | 20,000 |
| Background story: |
| The peace treaty after the siege of Singara (344) gave Shapur II of Sassanid Persia the time and the security he needed in his western borders to deal with the nomadic raids in the east. After securing his eastern borders, he started another campaign against the Romans in 350. Shapur II again invaded and began a third siege of Nisibis while Roman emperor Constantius II and his army remained in Antioch. T |
The Battle: |
 Shapur II Ecclesiastic history attributes the salvage of Nisibis to its bishop Jacob (one of the Nicean fathers, known also as St Jacob of Nisibis, dead since 338) who miraculously sent fleas and flies upon the enemy causing chaos and disorder! The fact is that Shapur failed again in his third attempt to take the city. |
Aftermath: |
| Shapur failed once more and withdrew with heavy losses, agreeing to a truce with Emperor Constantius. For a while the hostilites calmed down as both enemies were occupied in other fronts. The truce lasted until 359 when the war started again with Shapur invading again in Roman territory. |
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