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Siege of Emesa

Siege of Emesa was a siege conducted in AD 253 at Emesa, in what is now Syria. It was part of Q3778777. The recorded result: Disputed; see § Section. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Vista geral do terceiro relevo de Bixapur no qual Sapor recebe uma delegação de Emessa submetendo a cidade.
Vista geral do terceiro relevo de Bixapur no qual Sapor recebe uma delegação de Emessa submetendo a cidade.. Jona Lendering, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtAD 253
WhereEmesa, Syria34.723N, 36.714E
OutcomeDisputed; see § Section
BelligerentsSasanian EmpireagainstEmesa
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 Emesa, AD 253
14 placed engagements of Q3778777 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 253 (year precision)
PlaceEmesa, Syria
34.723N, 36.714E
KindSiege, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Uranius Antoninus
  • Odaenathus
Siege of EmesaSiege of EmesaSecond Battle of HomsFirst Battle of HomsSiege of EmesaSiege of EmesaBattle of EmesaSecond Battle of HomsBeirutṬarābulusHamahTartusTadmurAd NabkLatakiaDouma100 km34.723N, 36.714E
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 7 times between AD 253 and 1299.

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 253

Siege of Emesa 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 Q56348885, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Emesa (253), revision 1370741029, 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.