The siege of Edessa took place in 165 when the Roman Empire, under Emperor Lucius Verus, besieged the city of Edessa, held by the Parthian Empire.
Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 | |||||||
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Part of the Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Roman Empire Pro-Roman Edessans |
Parthian Empire Pro-Parthian Edessans | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lucius Verus Avidius Cassius Ma'nu VIII, son of Ma'nu VII |
Vologases IV Wa'el, son of Sahru |
Wa'el (son of Sahru), then ruler of Edessa and Osroene, had been installed by the Parthians in 163 and issued coins with the portrait of the Parthian king.[1][2] As a result, Ma'nu VIII (son of Ma'nu VII) was forced to flee to the Romans.[2]
During the 165 siege, the citizens of Edessa massacred the Parthian garrison of Edessa and opened its gates to the Romans.[1] The Romans entered the city and Ma'nu VIII was reinstated by the Romans as ruler of Edessa/Osroene; he also received the epithet Philorhomaios ("Friend of the Romans").[1][3][2]
As a result of the 165 siege, Edessa/Osroene repudiated its allegiance to the Parthians, and resubmitted itself to the Romans.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Segal 1982, pp. 210–213.
- ^ a b c Drijvers 1980, p. 13.
- ^ Bivar 1983, p. 66.
- ^ Sartre 2005, p. 507.
Sources
edit- Bivar, A.D.H. (1983). Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 3: The Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanid Periods (part 1 of 2). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521200929.
- Drijvers, H. J. W. (1980). Cults and Beliefs at Edessa. Brill. ISBN 978-9004060500.
- Sartre, Maurice (2005). "The Arabs and the desert peoples". In Bowman, Alan K.; Garnsey, Peter; Cameron, Averil (eds.). The Cambridge Ancient History: Volume 12, The Crisis of Empire, AD 193-337. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521301992.
- Segal, J.B. (1982). "ABGAR". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 2. pp. 210–213.