siege, ancient

Siege of Garni (52–53)

Name: Siege of Garni (52–53)
Location: Garni, Armenia

Siege of Garni (52–53) was a siege conducted in AD 52 at Garni, in what is now Armenia; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Garni. It was part of the Iberian–Armenian War, which ran from AD 50 to AD 53. The recorded result: Iberian victory.

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FoughtAD 52ran into the following year

WhereGarni, Armenia40.119N, 44.723E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeIberian victory

BelligerentsKingdom of Iberiaagainstborder|24px Kingdom of Armenia; 20px Roman Empire

Part ofIberian–Armenian WarAD 50 to AD 53

Record

Date	AD 52 (year precision) to AD 53
Place	Garni, Armenia 40.119N, 44.723E
Kind	Siege, ancient
Commanders	Rhadamistus	Mithridates of Armenia

Placed at Garni; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Garni 1225, same recorded site
Siege of Dvin AD 927, 18 km SW
Capture of Erivan 1827, 19 km W
Siege of Erivan 1804, 19 km W
Siege of Erivan 1808, 19 km W

Siege of Garni (52–53) is one of 57 engagements of the 1st century in the atlas and one of 49 in present-day Armenia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q122917675, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Garni, revision 1370741429, 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.