Slingers and archers from both the army of Sapor II. and the defenders of Amida continuously fight during the siege.

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Related Conflict :	Roman-Persian Wars of Constantius II. and Sapor II., Siege of Amida (359 AD)
Perpetrator (Group) :	Persian Army of Sapor II. Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier Roman Army of Constantius II. Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
Victim (Group) :	Persian Army of Sapor II. Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier Roman Army of Constantius II. Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Ammianus Marcellinus, History (Rerum Gestarum) 19.5.1Ammianus Marcellinus History (Rerum Gestarum) 19.5.1 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Amida (Diyarbakır)
Time Periode :	Roman Empire
Century :	A.D. 4
Year :	A.D. 359
Context :	siege
Motivation :	tactical/strategical
Application :	shooting
Weapon :	sling bow
Long-Term Consequence :	siege
Original Text :	levia tamen per funditores et sagittarios proelia ne puncto quidem brevi cessabant.
Translation :	yet not even for a moment did the skirmishing by the slingers and archers slacken.
Edition :	Ammianus Marcellinus. With An English Translation. John C. Rolfe, Ph.D., Litt.D. Cambridge. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1935-1940.
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