Siege Of Petra (550–551)
Three sieges of Petra, Lazica occurred during the Lazic War between the Sasanians and the Byzantines: * Siege of Petra (541) * Siege of Petra (549) * Siege of Petra (550–551) {{disambig Petra Petra (; "Rock"), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu (Nabataean Aramaic, Nabataean: or , *''Raqēmō''), is an ancient city and archaeological site in southern Jordan. Famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit systems, P ...

Petra, Lazica
Petra () was a fortified town on the eastern Black Sea coast, in Lazica in what is now western Georgia. In the 6th century, under the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, it served as an important Eastern Roman outpost in the Caucasus and, due to its strategic location, became a battleground of the 541–562 Lazic War between Rome and Sasanian Persia (Iran). Mainstream scholarly opinion identifies Petra with a ruined settlement of Late Antiquity at the village of Tsikhisdziri in Adjara, southwestern Georgia. History Foundation Petra is first referred to in the '' Novellae Constitutiones'' by the Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I, dated to 535. It was built to reinforce the Roman authority in the kingdom of Lazica, located on the southeastern shores of the Black Sea and, with the emperor's approval, was named in his honor as Petra Pia Justiniana. According to the contemporary historian Procopius, Petra was founded through the efforts of the Roman official John Tzibus, who thereaf ...
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Siege Of Petra (541)
The siege of Petra took place in 541 when the Sasanian Empire, under King of Kings Khosrow I, besieged the town of Petra in Lazica, held by the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire. The Sasanians successfully captured the fortress. Background The 541 capture of Petra was part of Khosrow I's invasion of Lazica. This campaign commenced when the Sasanian king was invited by the local king Gubazes II. Siege After passing through the difficult terrain of Lazica, the Sasanian forces met and joined Gubazes II. The main objective of the campaign was to capture Petra, where the '' magister militum per Armeniam'' John Tzibus John Tzibus or Joannes Tzibus (, Greek: ) was a general of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I. He served as the '' magister militum per Armeniam'', replacing the unpopular Peter by 535 at the latest. He founded the port city of Petra, Lazica, throu ... had concentrated his forces and had established a monopoly in the port city. Khosrow sent a detachment under Aniabede ...
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Siege Of Petra (549)
The siege of Petra took place in 549 when the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, under Emperor Justinian I, besieged the strategic fortress of Petra in Lazica, held by the Sasanians. Petra's garrison took heavy casualties, but it stood firm until the arrival of a strong army under Mihr-Mihroe relieved the siege. The siege The Roman army was consisted of 7,000 regulars and 1,000 Tzani, and were under command of the '' magister militum per Armeniam'' Dagisthaeus. The Roman archery was very efficient during the siege; as they suppressed the defenders of the town, the sappers were able to approach the walls of Petra. However, mining operations were unsuccessful. According to Procopius, the small Sasanian garrison under " Mirranes" made a "display of valour such as no others known to us have made". At the end of the siege, 1,000 men of the 1,500-strong garrison had been killed and 350 men were wounded. The defenders had kept all of the corpses inside the fortification in order not to ...
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Siege Of Petra (550–551)
Three sieges of Petra, Lazica occurred during the Lazic War between the Sasanians and the Byzantines: * Siege of Petra (541) * Siege of Petra (549) * Siege of Petra (550–551) {{disambig Petra Petra (; "Rock"), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu (Nabataean Aramaic, Nabataean: or , *''Raqēmō''), is an ancient city and archaeological site in southern Jordan. Famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit systems, P ...