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Siege of Singara

Siege of Singara was a siege conducted in AD 360 at Singara, in what is now Iraq. It was part of Sapor II's Syrian-Mesopotamian campaigns, which ran from AD 312 to AD 364. The recorded result: Sasanian victory.

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FoughtAD 360
WhereSingara, Iraq36.322N, 41.864E
OutcomeSasanian victory
BelligerentsRoman EmpireagainstSasanian Empire
Part ofSapor II's Syrian-Mesopotamian campaignsAD 312 to AD 364

Where it sits in Sapor II's Syrian-Mesopotamian campaigns

Siege of Nisibis, AD 326Siege of Nisibis, AD 337Battle of Narasara, AD 337Siege of Singara, AD 360Shapur II's Siege of Bezabde, AD 360AD 326AD 360Siege of Singara, AD 360
5 placed engagements of Sapor II's Syrian-Mesopotamian campaigns in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 360 (year precision)
PlaceSingara, Iraq
36.322N, 41.864E
KindSiege, ancient
StrengthLegio I Parthica; Legio I Flavia Constantia
Commanders
Siege of SingaraSiege of SingaraBattle of SingaraBattle of ThannurisBattle of NisibisBattle of NisibisSiege of NisibisBattle of SingaraBattle of ThannurisBattle of NisibisBattle of NisibisDayr az ZawrZakhoMardinDuhok100 km36.322N, 41.864E
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Elsewhere in AD 360

Siege of Singara is one of 70 engagements of the 4th century in the atlas and one of 206 in present-day Iraq.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q60791282, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Singara (360), revision 1370745282, 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.