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Siege of Nisibis

Siege of Nisibis was a siege conducted in AD 337 at Nusaybin, in what is now Turkey. It was part of Q500409. The recorded result: Roman victory.

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FoughtAD 337
WhereNusaybin, Turkey37.083N, 41.217E
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsRoman EmpireagainstSasanian Empire
Part ofQ500409

Where it sits in Q500409

Siege of Nisibis, AD 326Siege of Nisibis, AD 337Battle of Narasara, AD 337Siege of Singara, AD 360Shapur II's Siege of Bezabde, AD 360AD 326AD 360Siege of Nisibis, AD 337
5 placed engagements of Q500409 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 337 (year precision)
PlaceNusaybin, Turkey
37.083N, 41.217E
KindSiege, ancient
Commanders
  • Lucillianus (magister equitum)
  • Jacob of Nisibis
  • Shapur II
  • Martyrologium Hieronymianum
  • Chronicle of 724
  • Chronicon Paschale
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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 8 times between 68 BC and AD 573.

In the same war

Siege of Nisibis is one of 65 engagements of the 4th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3625505, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Nisibis (338), revision 1370744042, 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.