Siege

Siege of Edessa

610 · 37.15° N, 38.80° E

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When
610
Kind
Siege
Coordinates
37.15° N, 38.80° E
Description
609 or 610 siege of Byzantine Edessa by the Sasanian Empire

Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628

Last war between the Byzantine and Sasanian empires

The Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628, also called the Last Great War of Antiquity, was fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Sasanian Empire. It was the final and most devastating conflict of the Roman–Persian wars. The previous war between the two powers had ended in 591 after the emperor Maurice helped the Sasanian king Khosrow II regain his throne.

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