Amida (Mesopotamia)

Amida (Greek: Ἄμιδα, Syriac: ܐܡܝܕ, Kurdish: Amed)[1][2][3] was an ancient Assyrian city in Mesopotamia located where modern Diyarbakır, Turkey now stands.

The oldest artefact from Amida is the famous stele of king Naram-Sin also believed to be from third millennia BC.

Amida was besieged by the Sassanid king Kavadh I during the Anastasian War through the autumn and winter (502-503).

The siege of the city proved to be a far more difficult enterprise than Kavadh expected; the defenders, although unsupported by troops, repelled the Sassanid assaults for three months before they were finally beaten.

During that same war, the Romans attempted an ultimately unsuccessful siege of the Persian-held Amida, led by generals Patricius and Hypatius.

The walls of Amida, built by Constantius II before the Siege of Amida of 359, when the city was conquered by the Sassanid king Shapur II .
The walls of Amida, built by Constantius II before the Siege of Amida of 359