siege, ancient
Siege of Singara
Siege of Singara was a siege conducted in AD 360 at Singara, in what is now Iraq. It was part of Q500409. The recorded result: Sasanian victory.
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Record
| Date | AD 360 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Singara, Iraq 36.322N, 41.864E | |
| Part of | Q500409 | |
| Kind | Siege, ancient | |
| Result | Sasanian victory | |
| Belligerents | Roman Empire | Sasanian Empire |
| Commanders | Constantius II | Shapur II |
| Strength | Legio I Parthica; Legio I Flavia Constantia | |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Singara AD 344, same recorded site
- Battle of Thannuris AD 528, 90 km
- Battle of Nisibis AD 217, 101 km
- Battle of Nisibis AD 541, 102 km
- Siege of Nisibis AD 252, 102 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Nisibis AD 337
- After: Shapur II's Siege of Bezabde AD 360
Elsewhere in AD 360
Siege of Singara is one of 47 engagements of the 4th century in the atlas and one of 88 in present-day Iraq.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q60791282, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Singara (360), revision 1370745282, 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.