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Siege of Theodosiopolis

Siege of Theodosiopolis was a siege conducted in July AD 502 at Erzurum, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Anastasian War, which ran from AD 502 to AD 506. The recorded result: Sasanian victory.

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FoughtJuly AD 502
WhereErzurum, Turkey39.900N, 41.267E
OutcomeSasanian victory
BelligerentsSasanian EmpireagainstByzantine Empire
Part ofAnastasian WarAD 502 to AD 506

Where it sits in the Anastasian War

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Record

DateJuly AD 502 (month precision)
PlaceErzurum, Turkey
39.900N, 41.267E
KindSiege, medieval
Commanders
  • Kavad I
Siege of TheodosiopolisSiege of TheodosiopolisBattle of ErzurumBattle of ErzurumSiege of ErzurumCapture of ErzurumBattle of SvindaxBattle of ErzurumTrabzonErzincanAğrıMuşKarsRizeBingölGümüşhane100 km39.900N, 41.267E
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 5 times between AD 502 and 1918.

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 502

Siege of Theodosiopolis is one of 120 engagements of the 6th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16916509, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Theodosiopolis, revision 1381250479, 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.