Region: West Asia · Coordinates: 37.068, 41.215 · 10 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 195 | Cassius Dio, Roman History | Severus camped at Nisibis and sent generals to plunder the lands of Osrhoene, Adiabene and the Arabs |
| AD 195 | Cassius Dio, Roman History | Severus gave Nisibis a new status and put an equestrian governor in charge; he boasted of adding a bulwark for Syria, but Dio criticized it as the cause of endless wars |
| AD 197 | Cassius Dio, Roman History | Severus's Parthian campaign: Parthia occupied Mesopotamia and Laetus rescued Nisibis from siege; at Nisibis Severus saw a huge boar |
| AD 217 | Cassius Dio, Roman History | Artabanus invaded Mesopotamia; Macrinus marched toward Nisibis and lost a battle that began over water sources, and his camp was saved by the baggage carriers |
| AD 217 | Herodian, History of the Empire | Macrinus's army confronts the Parthians and scatters caltrops that injure camels and cavalry. Bodies pile up like mountains, and both sides withdraw. |
| AD 218 | Herodian, History of the Empire | Artabanus makes a treaty with Macrinus in return for the return of prisoners and goods, and goes home. |
| AD 262 | Zosimus, New History | Odaenathus of Palmyra strikes Shapur, seizes Persian cities, and retakes Nisibis, which Shapur had occupied, and destroys it. |
| AD 265 | Historia Augusta | In the consulship of Valerian and Lucillus, Odaenathus attacks Persia, restores Nisibis and Carrhae to Rome, secures all of Mesopotamia, and reaches Ctesiphon tradition |
| AD 541 | Procopius, History of the Wars | Belisarius advances from Dara toward Nisibis. |
| AD 879 | Al-Tabari, History of the Prophets and Kings | Ishaq ibn Kundajiq takes Nisibis |