Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Martyropolis: contested ground

The ground around Martyropolis was fought over 4 times between 69 BC and AD 588: 2 battles and 2 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of MartyropolisSiege of MartyropolisBattle of MartyropolisBattle of TigranocertaBattle of TigranocertaŞanlıurfaDiyarbakırMalatyaVanBatmanAdıyamanZakhoMuş200 km38.143N, 41.004E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Tigranocerta, 69 BCSiege of Martyropolis, AD 502Siege of Martyropolis, AD 531Battle of Martyropolis, AD 58869 BCAD 588
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
6 October 69 BCBattle of TigranocertaTigranocertaThird Mithridatic War
AD 502Siege of MartyropolisMartyropolisAnastasian War
AD 531Siege of MartyropolisMartyropolis
AD 588Battle of MartyropolisSilvanByzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.