What the records say
- When
- 252
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 37.08° N, 41.22° E
- Description
- 252 siege during the Roman-Sassanid Wars
Siege of Nisibis (252)
Conflict during Roman-Sassanid Wars (252)
The siege of Nisibis took place when the Sasanians under Shah Shapur I besieged the Roman city of Nisibis in 252. This marks the beginning of Shapur's I second invasion of the Roman empire which saw the first Sassanid invasion of Syria; the year of the invasion is debated as Shapur's inscription from Naqsh-e Rustam regarding his second campaign against Rome do not mention the city of Nisibis.
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