The siege began after Aorsi commander Eunones crossed the river Panda[2] and noticed that the stronghold had weak defenses that he could use in his favor.
Eunones constructed towers to harass the people of the city with darts and arrows[3] to soften their defenses and force them to expedite their surrender.
[4] The siege in total would have begun and finished within one day if nightfall had not stopped the conflict.
[5] Not being able to hold out against the Aorsi for too long, Zorsines sued for peace and acknowledge the superiority of Claudius.
After Mithridates learned of his ally's defeat, he also sued for peace as he found his troop numbers not sufficient to continue the war.