siege, ancient
Siege of Caesarea
Siege of Caesarea was a siege conducted in AD 260 at Caesarea of Cappadocia, in what is now Turkey. It was part of Q3778777. The recorded result: Sasanian victory.
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Record
| Date | AD 260 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Caesarea of Cappadocia, Turkey 38.733N, 35.483E | |
| Part of | Q3778777 | |
| Kind | Siege, ancient | |
| Result | Sasanian victory | |
| Territorial change | Sasanians capture Caesarea | |
| Belligerents | Sassanid Empire | Roman Empire |
| Commanders | Shapur I; Hormizd I | Demosthenes |
Nearest engagements
- Resistance of Hadjin 1920, 99 km
- Battle of Poimanenon 1224, 104 km
- Siege of Tyana AD 707, 124 km
- Battle of Pteria 547 BC, 132 km
- First Zeitun Resistance 1862, 151 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Antioch AD 260
Siege of Caesarea is one of 57 engagements of the 3rd century in the atlas and one of 336 in present-day Turkey.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3625459, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Caesarea in Cappadocia (260), revision 1383960659, 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.