Siege of Pirisabora
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| Siege of Pirisabora | |||||||
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| Part of the Julian's Persian War | |||||||
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| Roman Empire | Sassanid Empire | ||||||
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| 65,000 | unknown | ||||||
The Siege of Pirisabora took place when the Roman Emperor Julian besieged the city of Pirisabora in April 363.
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Background[edit]
After settling political affairs in Constantinople, Emperor Julian gathered an army of 95,000 in Antioch for his invasion of the Sassanid Empire.[2] Upon his arrival at Carrhae, Julian sent his generals, Procopius and Sebastian, with 30,000 men into Armenia to join up with King Tiran's army of 24,000.[3]
The Siege[edit]
Meanwhile, Julian marched his army to Pirisbora, placing the city under siege.[4] After two days, the city fell.
Aftermath[edit]
Julian distributed spoils to his troops and had the city burned.[5] Following this victory, the Roman army marched towards Ctesiphon, sacking and burning Bithra,[6] Diacira and Ozogardana in the process.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus: XXIV, ed. J. Den Boeft, J.W. Drijvers, D. Den Hengst, H.C. Teitler, (Brill, 2002), xxiii.
- ^ R. Ernest Dupuy and Trevor N. Dupuy, Harper Encyclopedia of Military History, (HarperCollins, 1993), 168.
- ^ R. Ernest Dupuy and Trevor N. Dupuy, The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History, 168.
- ^ G. W. Bowersock, Julian the Apostate, (Harvard University Press, 1978), 112.
- ^ G. W. Bowersock, Julian the Apostate, 112.
- ^ G. W. Bowersock, Julian the Apostate, 112.
- ^ Julian's Against the Galileans, transl. R. Joseph Hoffmann, (Prometheus Books, 2004), 46.
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