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The siege of Edessa (then known as Justinopolis) occurred in 544 AD during an invasion of the Byzantine Empire ruled by Justinian I by the Sasanian Empire under Khosrow I in the midst of the ongoing Lazic War in the north. The city withstood the fierce siege. Due to the religious nature of the city, some Christian traditions have attributed the result of the conflict to divine intervention.

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  • The siege of Edessa (then known as Justinopolis) occurred in 544 AD during an invasion of the Byzantine Empire ruled by Justinian I by the Sasanian Empire under Khosrow I in the midst of the ongoing Lazic War in the north. The city withstood the fierce siege. Due to the religious nature of the city, some Christian traditions have attributed the result of the conflict to divine intervention. (en)
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  • Byzantine Empire
  • Sasanian Empire
  • Hunssource needed
  • Lakhmids(not engaged)
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  • Siege abandoned; Edessanes pay 5centenariaof gold to the Sasanians
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  • Siege of Edessa (en)
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  • 544 (xsd:integer)
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  • Edessa, Mesopotamia, Byzantine Empire (en)
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  • Siege abandoned; Edessanes pay 5 centenaria of gold to the Sasanians (en)
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  • The siege of Edessa (then known as Justinopolis) occurred in 544 AD during an invasion of the Byzantine Empire ruled by Justinian I by the Sasanian Empire under Khosrow I in the midst of the ongoing Lazic War in the north. The city withstood the fierce siege. Due to the religious nature of the city, some Christian traditions have attributed the result of the conflict to divine intervention. (en)
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  • Siege of Edessa (544) (en)
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  • Siege of Edessa (544) (en)
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