Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Shapur II

Battles of Shapur II

Sasanian emperor, AD 310 to AD 379

Shapur II is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between AD 337 and AD 363: 2 battles and 6 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in Turkey (5), Iraq (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,076 km apart end to end, 154 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Perso-Roman wars of 337–361 (3), Armenian–Sasanian wars (1), Julian's Persian expedition (1).

Siege of NisibisSiege of NisibisShapur II's Siege of BezabdeBattle of SingaraSiege of AmidaSiege of SingaraConstantius II's Siege of BezabdeBattle of SamarraBattle of SingaraSiege of AmidaSiege of SingaraConstantius II's Siege of BezabdeBattle of SamarraAleppoTabrizKirkukGaziantepIrbilŞanlıurfaAs SulaymaniyahDayr az ZawrAdıyamanAr Raqqah200 km36.056N, 42.051E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 337: 1 engagementsAD 344: 1 engagementsAD 350: 1 engagementsAD 359: 1 engagementsAD 360: 3 engagements3 in AD 360AD 363: 1 engagementsAD 337AD 363
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Nisibis, AD 337Battle of Singara, AD 344Siege of Nisibis, AD 350Siege of Amida, AD 359Siege of Singara, AD 360Constantius II's Siege of Bezabde, AD 360Shapur II's Siege of Bezabde, AD 360Battle of Samarra, AD 363AD 337AD 363
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
AD 337Siege of NisibisNusaybin, TurkeyRoman victory
AD 344Battle of SingaraSingara, Iraq102 km SEDisputed
AD 350Siege of NisibisTurkey101 km NWRoman victory
AD 359Siege of AmidaAmida, Turkey129 km NWSasanian victory
AD 360Siege of SingaraSingara, Iraq230 km SESasanian victory
AD 360Constantius II's Siege of BezabdeBezabde, Turkey121 km NSasanian victory
AD 360Shapur II's Siege of BezabdeBezabde, Turkey0 km NSasanian victory
AD 363Battle of SamarraSamarra, Iraq392 km SESasanian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. See the Image and Dat, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.