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| conflict = Siege of Sergiopolis | conflict = Siege of Sergiopolis
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| image = File:A28 Sergiopolis-Martirion 562.jpg | image = File:A28 Sergiopolis-Martirion 562.jpg
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| caption = Ruins of Sergiopolis | caption = Ruins of Sergiopolis
| date = Spring 542 | date = Spring 542
| place = ], ] (now ], ]) | place = ], ] (now ], ])
| coordinates = | coordinates =
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| combatant1 = ] | combatant1 = ]
| combatant2 = ] | combatant2 = ]
| commander1 = unknown | commander1 = Unknown
| commander2 = ] | commander2 = ]
| strength1 = 200{{sfn|Greatrex|1991|p=110}} | strength1 = 200{{sfn|Greatrex|1991|p=110}}
| strength2 = 6,000{{sfnp|Dmitriev|2008|p=73}} — 60,000{{sfnp|Decker|2022|p=180}} | strength2 = 6,000{{sfnp|Dmitriev|2008|p=73}} to 60,000{{sfnp|Decker|2022|p=180}}
| casualties1 = unknown | casualties1 = Unknown
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{{campaignbox Lazic War}} {{campaignbox Lazic War}}
The '''Siege of Sergipolis''' is a siege of Byzantine fortress by Sasanian army under ] commamd, during ]. Retreating from the city, headed to Euphratia for further invasion of Palestine. The '''Siege of Sergipolis'''{{efn|{{langx|grc|Πολιορκία της Σεργιόπολης}}}} was a siege of the Byzantine fortress of ] by the ] under the command of ] during the ]. Retreating from the city, the Sassanids headed to ] for their upcoming invasion of Palestine.

==Background== ==Background==
] ]
While ] troops were concentrated in ], Khosrow decided to take advantage of this, invaded the Caucasus and captured the Byzantine fortress of ]. From here he headed towards Sergiopolis, in order to receive the tribute promised by the local patriarch.{{sfnp|Greatrex|1991|p=109-110}} When the troops of ] were concentrated in ], Khosrow decided to take advantage of their absence. He invaded the Caucasus and captured the Byzantine fortress of ]. From here he headed towards Sergiopolis, in order to receive the tribute promised by the local patriarch.{{sfnp|Greatrex|1991|p=109-110}}


==Siege== ==Siege==
After the siege of the fortress, ] tried to take it by cunning, but a Saracen named Ambros, who served in the Persian army, warned the garrison about the impending trap. Upon learning of the failure of the first plan, the king of the Sassanians sent his entire army to storm, but the garrison withstood, despite thoughts of surrendering the fortress. Ambros again informed the Byzantines of important information: there was very little food in the Sassanian camp. The next day, the Persian troops, having failed under the walls of the city, left their camp and continued their raid into the territory of Byzantium.{{sfnp|Dmitriev|2008|pp=72-73}} After the siege of the fortress, ] tried to take it by cunning, but a ] named Ambros, who served in the Persian army, warned the garrison about the impending trap. Upon learning of the failure of the first plan, the king of the Sassanians sent his entire army to storm the fortress, but the garrison withstood their charge, despite having thoughts of surrendering. Ambros again informed the Byzantines of important information: there was very little food in the Sassanian camp. The next day, the Persian troops, having failed under the walls of the city, left their camp and continued their raid into the territory of Byzantium.{{sfnp|Dmitriev|2008|pp=72-73}}


==Reference== ==Reference==
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===Bibliography=== ===Bibliography===
* {{ cite book |last= Dmitriev |first= V. |lang=ru |script-title=ru: Борьба Римской (Византийской) империи и Сасанидского Ирана за преобладание в Передней Азии|trans-title= The struggle between the Roman (Byzantine) Empire and Sassanid Iran for dominance in Western Asia |url= |date= 2008 |place= Pskov |isbn= 978-5-87854-429-0 }} * {{ cite book |last= Dmitriev |first= V. |lang=ru |script-title=ru: Борьба Римской (Византийской) империи и Сасанидского Ирана за преобладание в Передней Азии|trans-title= The struggle between the Roman (Byzantine) Empire and Sassanid Iran for dominance in Western Asia |url= |date= 2008 |place= Pskov |isbn= 978-5-87854-429-0 }}
* {{Cite book |last=Greatrex|first=Geoffrey |title=The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian wars.Part II.363-630AD |publisher=Routledge |year=1991 |isbn=0-415-14687-9 }} * {{Cite book |last=Greatrex |first=Geoffrey |title=The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian wars. Part II. 363-630 AD |publisher=Routledge |year=1991 |isbn=0-415-14687-9}}
* {{Cite book |last=Decker|first= Michael J. |title=The Sasanian empire at War. Persia, Rome and the rise od Islam |publisher= Westholme Publishing, LLC|year=2022 |isbn=978-1-59416-692-1}} * {{Cite book |last=Decker|first= Michael J. |title=The Sasanian empire at War. Persia, Rome and the rise od Islam |publisher= Westholme Publishing, LLC|year=2022 |isbn=978-1-59416-692-1}}
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Latest revision as of 19:28, 18 December 2024

Siege of Byzantine fortress by Khosrow I army
Siege of Sergiopolis
Part of the Lazic War

Ruins of Sergiopolis
DateSpring 542
LocationSergiopolis, Byzantine Empire (now Resafa, Syria)
Result Byzantine victory
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire Sasanian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Khosrow I
Strength
200 6,000 to 60,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown
Lazic War

The Siege of Sergipolis was a siege of the Byzantine fortress of Sergiopolis by the Sasanian army under the command of Khosrow I during the Lazic War. Retreating from the city, the Sassanids headed to Euphratia for their upcoming invasion of Palestine.

Background

Sasanian cavalrymen

When the troops of Belisarius were concentrated in Mesopotamia, Khosrow decided to take advantage of their absence. He invaded the Caucasus and captured the Byzantine fortress of Petra. From here he headed towards Sergiopolis, in order to receive the tribute promised by the local patriarch.

Siege

After the siege of the fortress, Khosrow tried to take it by cunning, but a Saracen named Ambros, who served in the Persian army, warned the garrison about the impending trap. Upon learning of the failure of the first plan, the king of the Sassanians sent his entire army to storm the fortress, but the garrison withstood their charge, despite having thoughts of surrendering. Ambros again informed the Byzantines of important information: there was very little food in the Sassanian camp. The next day, the Persian troops, having failed under the walls of the city, left their camp and continued their raid into the territory of Byzantium.

Reference

  1. Greatrex 1991, p. 110.
  2. Dmitriev (2008), p. 73.
  3. Decker (2022), p. 180.
  4. Greatrex (1991), p. 109-110.
  5. Dmitriev (2008), pp. 72–73.

Bibliography

  • Dmitriev, V. (2008). Борьба Римской (Византийской) империи и Сасанидского Ирана за преобладание в Передней Азии [The struggle between the Roman (Byzantine) Empire and Sassanid Iran for dominance in Western Asia] (in Russian). Pskov. ISBN 978-5-87854-429-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Greatrex, Geoffrey (1991). The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian wars. Part II. 363-630 AD. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-14687-9.
  • Decker, Michael J. (2022). The Sasanian empire at War. Persia, Rome and the rise od Islam. Westholme Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-59416-692-1.

Notes

  1. Ancient Greek: Πολιορκία της Σεργιόπολης
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