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Siege of Sergiopolis (542)
| Siege of Sergiopolis | |||||||
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| Part of the Lazic War | |||||||
&sq=&lang=en&file=File:A28_Sergiopolis-Martirion_562.jpg) Ruins of Sergiopolis | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Byzantine Empire | Sasanian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown | Khosrow I | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 200[1] | 6,000[2] to 60,000[3] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Siege of Sergipolis[a] 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.
- ^ Greatrex 1991, p. 110.
- ^ Dmitriev (2008), p. 73.
- ^ Decker (2022), p. 180.
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