Atlas of Battles

commander, 10 engagements

Battles of Shapur II

Battles of Shapur II

Sasanian emperor, AD 310 to AD 379

Shapur II is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between AD 337 and AD 363: 3 battles, 6 sieges and 1 campaign across 2 present-day countries, most in Turkey (6), Iraq (4). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,589 km apart end to end, 177 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Perso-Roman wars of 337–361 (4), Sapor II's Syrian-Mesopotamian campaigns (3), Armenian–Sasanian wars (1).

Siege of NisibisSiege of NisibisShapur II's invasion of ArmeniaConstantius II's Siege of BezabdeShapur II's Siege of BezabdeBattle of SingaraSiege of AmidaSiege of SingaraJulian's Persian expeditionBattle of SamarraBattle of SingaraSiege of AmidaSiege of SingaraJulian's Persian expeditionBattle of SamarraBaghdadAleppoDamascusTabrizKirkukGaziantepHomsIrbilKermanshahṬarābulus500 km36.101N, 42.051E
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 337: 1 engagementsAD 344: 1 engagementsAD 350: 2 engagementsAD 359: 1 engagementsAD 360: 3 engagements3 in AD 360AD 363: 2 engagementsAD 337AD 363
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Nisibis, AD 337Battle of Singara, AD 344Siege of Nisibis, AD 350Shapur II's invasion of Armenia, AD 350Siege of Amida, AD 359Siege of Singara, AD 360Constantius II's Siege of Bezabde, AD 360Shapur II's Siege of Bezabde, AD 360Julian's Persian expedition, AD 363Battle of Samarra, AD 363AD 337AD 363
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 5

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
AD 337Siege of NisibisNusaybin, TurkeyRoman victory
AD 344Battle of SingaraSingara, Iraq102 km SEDisputed
AD 350Siege of NisibisNisibis, Turkey101 km NWRoman victory
AD 350Shapur II's invasion of ArmeniaKingdom of Armenia, Turkey251 km NERoman-Armenian victory
AD 359Siege of AmidaAmida, Turkey287 km WSasanian victory
AD 360Siege of SingaraSingara, Iraq230 km SESasanian victory
AD 360Constantius II's Siege of BezabdeBezabde, Turkey121 km NSasanian victory
AD 360Shapur II's Siege of BezabdeBezabde, Turkey0 km NSasanian victory
AD 363Julian's Persian expeditionMesopotamia, Iraq432 km SSasanian victory
AD 363Battle of SamarraSamarra, Iraq66 km NESasanian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. See the Image and Dat, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.