Bezabde

Late Antiquity

(4th–7th centuries)

Bezabde or Bazabde was a fortress city on the eastern

Perso-Roman Peace Treaty of 363, after which it disappeared from historical records.^[1]

James Crow notes: "It was formerly thought that Bezabde stood close to modern Cizre, on the west bank of the Tigris. However archaeological survey has located a major Late Roman site at Eski Hendek, 13 km (8 miles) north-west of Cizre. The outline of the city is trapezoidal and was aligned above the river. It may be seen to be divided into two distinct enclosures, with an annexe to the west and clear traces of projecting towers and multiple defences".^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Crow 2018a, p. 235.
^ Crow 2018b, p. 1605.

Sources

Crow, James (2018a). "Bezabde". In Nicholson, Oliver (ed.). The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity. Oxford University Press.
Crow, James (2018b). "Zabdicene". In Nicholson, Oliver (ed.). The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity. Oxford University Press.

37°24′08″N 42°04′00″E / 37.40222°N 42.06667°E / 37.40222; 42.06667

[FOOTNOTECrow2018a235-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Crow 2018a, p. 235.

[FOOTNOTECrow2018b1605-2] Crow 2018b, p. 1605.

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