Siege of Edessa (544)

Siege of Edessa (544)
DateMarch – April 544 AD
Location
Edessa, Mesopotamia, Byzantine Empire
(modern-day Şanlıurfa, Turkey)
37°09′N 38°48′E / 37.15°N 38.8°E / 37.15; 38.8
Result Siege abandoned; Edessanes pay 5 centenaria of gold to the Sasanians
Belligerents
Sasanian Empire
Hunssource needed
Lakhmids (not engaged)
Byzantine Empire
Hunssource needed
Commanders and leaders
Siege of Edessa (544) is located in West and Central Asia
Siege of Edessa (544)
Location within West and Central Asia
Siege of Edessa (544) is located in Turkey
Siege of Edessa (544)
Siege of Edessa (544) (Turkey)

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.