Result Sasanian victory | Location Dara, Turkey | |
Similar Battle of Solachon, Battle of Blarathon, Battle of Dara, Byzantine–Sasanian wars, Roman–Persian Wars | ||
The Siege of Dara occurred in 573, during the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 572–591. The siege lasted 4 months and ended with the city's fall to the Sasanian Persians. The news of the fall of Dara, long a major Byzantine stronghold in Upper Mesopotamia, reportedly drove Emperor Justin II insane.
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