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territory. In 350, Shapur laid siege to Nisibis, for a third time. The dams of the river Mygdonius, which passed near the valley in which Nisibis was located...

Siege of Nisibis may refer to: Siege of Nisibis (194) Siege of Nisibis (235) Siege of Nisibis (252) by the Sassanids under Shapur I Siege of Nisibis (338)...

known as Nisibis. Today it is the Turkish town of Nusaybin. From 337-350, Shapur II attacked Nisibis on three occasions, as it was the great city of Northern...

the city in 338, 346, and 350, when St Jacob or James of Nisibis, Babu's successor, was its bishop. Nisibis was the home of Ephrem the Syrian, who remained...

of 337–361 Siege of Singara (344) – Perso-Roman wars of 337–361 Siege of Nisibis (347) – Perso-Roman wars of 337–361 Siege of Nisibis (350) – Perso-Roman...

extent of his victory, proved unable to utilize the event to any further advantage. Two years later, he became bogged down in another siege of Nisibis, but...

city with his prayers. In the third siege, of 350, Shapur rerouted the River Mygdonius to undermine the walls of Nisibis. The Nisibenes quickly repaired the...

Siege in ancient Rome was one of the techniques used by the Roman army to achieve ultimate victory, although pitched battles were considered the only true...

(in 338, 346, 350 CE), and was repulsed each time. Although victorious in battle, Shapur II could make no further progress with Nisibis untaken. At the...

Sassanids had to abandon his military expedition to the city of Nisibis because of the arrival of various central Asian nomadic tribes on their east and had...

for most of 350 in his War against the Persians. However, in the autumn of 350 Constantius successfully lifted the Persian siege of Nisibis and forged...

Following Shapur's retreat from Nisibis, Constantius marched his army to Serdica meeting Vetranio with his army. Instead of a battle, both Constantius and...

formed part of the Persian Empire until Alexander the Great captured it at the siege of Halicarnassus in 333 BC. Zephyria was the original name of the settlement...

Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also This is a List of battles from 301 A.D...

gains due to the failure of repeated sieges of the key frontier city of Nisibis, and Roman success in retaking the cities of Singara and Amida after they...

waste to Mesopotamia and putting the city of Nisibis under siege. Despite initial success, Shapur lifted his siege after his army missed an opportunity to...

Persia in 387 BC. In 343 BC, the Phocaeans unsuccessfully laid siege to Kydonia on the island of Crete. During the Hellenistic period it fell under Seleucid...

areas of northern Mesopotamia, including the strategically important fortress of Nisibis. This fortress had been Roman since before the Peace of Nisibis in...

Around 350, the Sasanian Emperor Shapur II (ruled 309 to 379) had to interrupt his conflict with the Romans, and abandon the siege of Nisibis, in order...

Crusaders' Siege of Antioch conquered the city in June 1098 after a siege lasting eight months on their way to Jerusalem. At this time, the bulk of far eastern...