siege, ancient
Siege of Sinope
Siege of Sinope was a siege conducted in 71 BC at Sinop, in what is now Turkey. It was part of Third Mithridatic War, which ran from 73 BC to 63 BC.
Record
| Date | 71 BC (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Sinop, Turkey 42.027N, 35.150E | |
| Part of | Third Mithridatic War (73 BC to 63 BC) | |
| Kind | Siege, ancient | |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Sinope 1214, same recorded site
- Battle of Sinop 1853, 0.8 km
- Battle of Protopachium 89 BC, 49 km
- Battle of Halys 82 BC, 74 km
- Siege of Amisus 73 BC, 131 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Amaseia 72 BC
- After: Siege of Themiscyra 71 BC
- All 14 engagements of Third Mithridatic War
Elsewhere in 71 BC
Siege of Sinope is one of 106 engagements of the 1st century BC in the atlas and one of 336 in present-day Turkey.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3486025, released under CC0. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.