Singara

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For the modern city, see Sinjar. For the genus, see Singara (moth). For the Indian snack, see Samosa. For topics related to the Italian word for "Gypsy", see Zingara.
Singara in a detail from Peutinger's map, a medieval copy of a 4th-century Roman original.

Singara (

Persians. It was the camp of legio I Parthica.[2]

Location

Main article: Sinjar

Its position south-east of

Mount Sinjar in modern Iraq's Nineveh Plains
.

History

It was first taken by the Romans during

Sassanid King Shapur II, the result of which was so unsatisfactory that both sides claimed the victory.[6][7][8] Still later, in 359/360, during the reign of Constantius II, it is recorded that it underwent a celebrated siege, and at length was carried by the Persians by storm, though gallantly defended by the townspeople and two legions.[9] The country around it is stated by Ammianus Marcellinus and Theophylact Simocatta
to have been extremely arid, which rendered it equally difficult to take or to relieve from a distance.

References

  1. ^ Cassius Dio, XVIII.22.
  2. ^ Account of Legio I Parthica at livius.org
  3. Geographia
    V.18.9.
  4. Geographia
    V.18.2.
  5. ^ Cassius Dio, LXVIII.22.
  6. ^ Ammianus Marcellinus, XVIII.5.
  7. ^ Eutropius, X.10.
  8. Sextus Rufus
    , Ch. 27.
  9. ^ Ammianus Marcellinus, XX.6.

Sources

  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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