Siege of Dara (604–605)
| Siege of Dara | |||||||||
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| Part of Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Sasanian Empire | Byzantine Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Shahrbaraz | Germanus | ||||||||
The siege of Dara was a battle between Sassanid Empire and the Byzantine Empire and Sassanids conquered Dara
History
[edit]The Shah Khosrow II appointed his general Shahrbaraz to conquer the Dara, the Sassanids invaded with large forces on the territory of Byzantium,[1] And they siege Dara, and Dara fell after three months
See also
[edit]Sasanian invasion of Armenia (603)
Sources
[edit]- http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/dara-the-name-of-a-parthian-city-and-of-a-byzantine-garrison-town-of-the-sasanian-period
- Dodgeon, Michael H.; Greatrex, Geoffrey; Lieu, Samuel N. C. (2002). The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars (Part I, 226–363 AD). Routledge. pp. 196–97. ISBN 0-415-00342-3.
References
[edit]- ^ Norwich 2023, p. 185.