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contested ground, 3 engagements

Amida: contested ground

The ground around Amida was fought over 3 times between AD 336 and AD 502: 3 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

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3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Amida, AD 336Siege of Amida, AD 359Siege of Amida, AD 502AD 336AD 502
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 336Siege of AmidaDiyarbakır
AD 359Siege of AmidaAmidaPerso-Roman wars of 337–361
September AD 502Siege of AmidaAmidaAnastasian War

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.