siege, ancient
Siege of Nisibis
Siege of Nisibis was a siege conducted in AD 337 at Nusaybin, in what is now Turkey. It was part of Sapor II's Syrian-Mesopotamian campaigns, which ran from AD 312 to AD 364. The recorded result: Roman victory.
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Where it sits in Sapor II's Syrian-Mesopotamian campaigns
Record
| Date | AD 337 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Nusaybin, Turkey 37.083N, 41.217E | |
| Kind | Siege, ancient | |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Nisibis AD 252, same recorded site
- Siege of Nisibis AD 235, same recorded site
- Siege of Nisibis AD 573, same recorded site
- Siege of Nisibis 68 BC, same recorded site
- Siege of Nisibis AD 326, same recorded site
Contested ground: this site was fought over 8 times between 68 BC and AD 573.
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Nisibis AD 326
- After: Battle of Narasara AD 337
- All 5 engagements of Sapor II's Syrian-Mesopotamian campaigns
Siege of Nisibis is one of 70 engagements of the 4th century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3625505, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Nisibis (338), revision 1370744042, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.