What the records say
- When
- 859
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 37.58° N, 38.48° E
- Description
- 859 siege
Siege of Samosata (859)
The Siege of Samosata was a military engagement between the Byzantine army and the Arab garrison of Samosata. The outcome of the battle differs between Greek sources, which portray it as a major Arab victory, and the Arabic ones, that describe it as Byzantine success.
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