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Siege of Amida |
year: 3596 October 359 |
| The Persians captured Amida suffering heavy losses | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
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enemy: Sassanid Persians
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location: Modern Diyarbakir in South-Eastern Asia Minor
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battle type: City Capture |
war: Later Roman-Persian Wars |
modern country:
Turkey |
| ▼ The Byzantines(emperor: Constantius II) | ▼ The Enemies | |
| Commander: | Count Aelianus | Shah Shapur II |
| Forces: | Unknown | Unknown |
| Losses: | 30,000 |
| Background story: |
| In 359, the Sassanid King Shapur II ended the truce signed after Nisibis in 350 AD and marched towards the Euphrates. The Sassanid plan was to bypass difficult fortresses like Nisibis and march straight into Syria. |
The Battle: |
 Siege of Amida by the Persians After a 73-day siege, the Roman garrison agreed to surrender, but was massacred. However, heavy Persian losses (over 30,000) made Shapur to withdraw. The Roman governor Aelianus was tortured and executed. |
Aftermath: |
| The area remained disputed and probably under Persian control for a few years. The Romans came back in 363 , when Amida was recaptured during the campaign of emperor Julian. |
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