Battle of Singara (344) 344
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 344 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Ancient (before 500) | derived from year |
| Location | Iraq | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Armenian–Sasanian wars, Sapor II's Syrian-Mesopotamian campaigns | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Kingdom of Armenia, Roman Empire, Sasanian Empire | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 36.3225, 41.8642 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Singara was fought in 344 between Roman and Sasanian Persian forces. The Romans were led in person by Emperor Constantius II, while the Persian army was led by King Shapur II of Persia. It is the only one of the nine pitched battles recorded to have been fought in a war of over twenty years, marked primarily by indecisive siege warfare, of which any details have been preserved. Although the Persian forces prevailed on the battlefield, both sides suffered heavy casualties.
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