Battle of Singara (344)

"Siege of Singara" redirects here. Not to be confused with Siege of Singara (360).
Battle of Singara
Part of the Perso-Roman wars of 337–361
Date344 CE
Location
Singara, Mesopotamia
Result Sasanian victory[1] or Roman victory[2][a][3]
Belligerents
Sasanian Empire Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Shapur II
Prince Narseh †		 Constantius II
Strength
Unknown Unknown, but larger
Casualties and losses
Heavy[4] Heavy[5]


The Battle of Singara was fought in 344 between Roman and Sasanian Persian forces. The Romans were led in person by Emperor Constantius II, while the Persian army was led by King Shapur II of Persia. It is the only one of the nine pitched battles recorded to have been fought in a war of over twenty years, marked primarily by indecisive siege warfare, of which any details have been preserved. Although the Persian forces prevailed on the battlefield, both sides suffered heavy casualties.

  1. ^ Dmitriev, Vladimir (2015-03-21). "The 'Night Battle' of Singara: Whose Victory?". Historiai Swiat. Rochester, NY: 68. SSRN 2648954.
  2. ^ Barnes, T. D. (1980). "Imperial Chronology, A. D. 337-350". Phoenix. 34 (2 (Summer)): 163. doi:10.2307/1087874. JSTOR 1087874.
  3. ^ a b Harrel 2016, p. 78-82.
  4. ^ From Constantine to Julian: Pagan and Byzantine Views: A Source History "344 (summer) Both Romans and Persians suffered heavy casualties at the battle of Singara."
  5. ^ From Constantine to Julian: Pagan and Byzantine Views: A Source History "344 (summer) Both Romans and Persians suffered heavy casualties at the battle of Singara."


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