Siege of Dara (573) | |||||||
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Part of Byzantine–Sasanian War of 572–591 | |||||||
Ruins of the fortifications of Dara | |||||||
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Sasanian Empire | Byzantine Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Khosrow I Izadgushasp Fariburz Bahram Chobin |
Sergius
† Ioannes ( POW) [1] | ||||||
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The siege of Dara was raised by the Sasanian king Khosrow I in 573 during the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 572–591. The fortified city fell after 4 months. [3]
The Sasanians cut through a hill to divert the city's water supply, [4] and used captured Roman ballistae from the abandoned Roman Siege of Nisibis (573). [5]
The news of the fall of Dara, long a major Byzantine stronghold in Upper Mesopotamia, drove Emperor Justin II insane. [3] Bahram Chobin was commander of the cavalry force in the siege, and was promoted to the spahbed of the North after this victory. [6]
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