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Siege of Tyana

Siege of Tyana was a siege conducted in AD 272 at Tyana, in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Tyana. It was part of the Palmyrene War, which ran from AD 272 to AD 273. The recorded result: Roman victory.

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FoughtAD 272
WhereTyana, Turkey37.848N, 34.611E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRoman victory
Belligerents20px Roman EmpireagainstPalmyrene Empire
Part ofPalmyrene WarAD 272 to AD 273

Where it sits in the Palmyrene War

Battle of Immae, AD 272Battle of Emesa, AD 272Siege of Tyana, AD 272Siege of Palmyra, AD 272AD 272AD 272Siege of Tyana, AD 272
4 placed engagements of the Palmyrene War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 272 (year precision)
PlaceTyana, Turkey
37.848N, 34.611E
KindSiege, ancient
Commanders
Siege of TyanaSiege of TyanaSiege of TyanaBattle of KarboğazıBattle of KopidnadonBattle of the Cilician GatesBattle of AksaraySiege of TyanaBattle of KarboğazıBattle of KopidnadonBattle of the Cilician GatesBattle of AksarayAdanaKayseriTarsusKaramanNiğdeNevşehir100 km37.848N, 34.611E
Placed at Tyana; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in AD 272

Siege of Tyana is one of 97 engagements of the 3rd century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q19903455, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Tyana (272), revision 1384374758, 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.