Siege of Pirisabora
The siege of Pirisabora took place when the Roman Emperor Julian besieged the fortified city of Pirisabora under Mamersides in April 363.
| Siege of Pirisabora | |||||||
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| Part of Julian's Persian War | |||||||
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| Roman Empire | Sassanid Empire | ||||||
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Julian Hormizd | Mamersides | ||||||
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| 65,000 | 2,500 (including citizens) | ||||||
After two days of fierce fighting, the Sasanians and the citizens abandoned the circuit walls and took up a defensive position in the acropolis. After some failed attempts, the Romans began to construct a siege tower, after which Mamersides reached a compromise with Julian to hand over the fort in exchange for a safe withdrawal. Julian subsequently pillaged and burned the abandoned city.
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