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Siege of Dura-Europos

Siege of Dura-Europos was a siege conducted in the AD 250s at Dura-Europos, in what is now Syria. It was part of Q3778777. The recorded result: Sasanian victory. Recorded strength: 23,000 against Unknown.

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Foughtthe AD 250s
WhereDura-Europos, Syria34.748N, 40.730E
OutcomeSasanian victory
BelligerentsSassanian EmpireagainstRoman Empire
Part ofQ3778777

Where it sits in Q3778777

Ardashir I's Siege of Hatra, AD 229Siege of Nisibis, AD 235Siege of Dura-Europos, AD 239Fall of Hatra, AD 240Battle of Resaena, AD 243Battle of Misiche, AD 244Siege of Dura-Europos, AD 250Battle of Barbalissos, AD 252Siege of Nisibis, AD 252Siege of Antioch, AD 253Siege of Emesa, AD 253Battle of Edessa, AD 260Siege of Antioch, AD 260Siege of Caesarea, AD 260AD 229AD 260Siege of Dura-Europos, AD 250
14 placed engagements of Q3778777 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Datethe AD 250s (decade precision)
PlaceDura-Europos, Syria
34.748N, 40.730E
KindSiege, ancient
Strength23,000Unknown
Commanders
Siege of Dura-EuroposSiege of Dura-EuroposSiege of Dura-EuroposBattle of Dura-EuroposBattle of Deir ez-ZorSiege of Dura-EuroposBattle of Deir ez-ZorAbu Kamal100 km34.748N, 40.730E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between AD 165 and AD 250.

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 250

Siege of Dura-Europos is one of 85 engagements of the 3rd century in the atlas and one of 133 in present-day Syria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1125035, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Dura-Europos (256), revision 1370740906, 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.