Constantius II besieged the fortress city of Bezabde in
Zabdicene in 360, held by the
Sasanians
The Sasanian () or Sassanid Empire, officially known as the Empire of Iranians (, ) and also referred to by historians as the Neo-Persian Empire, was the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th-8th centuries AD. Named ...
. The Sasanians successfully defended the fortress city against the Roman attack.
The Romans had lost Bezabde earlier that year to the Sasanians following
a siege led by
Shapur II
Shapur II ( pal, š±š§šÆš„š§š„š© ; New Persian: , ''Å Äpur'', 309 ā 379), also known as Shapur the Great, was the tenth Sasanian Empire, Sasanian King of Kings (Shahanshah) of Iran. The List of longest-reigning monarchs, longest ...
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