Both the Persian defenders of Bezabde and the army of Constantius II. take many losses from artillery, slings and thrown stones.

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Related Conflict :	Roman-Persian Wars of Constantius II. and Sapor II., Constantius II's Siege of Bezabde
Perpetrator (Group) :	Roman Army of Constantius II. Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: losses Persian Army of Sapor II. Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: losses
Victim (Group) :	Roman Army of Constantius II. Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: losses Persian Army of Sapor II. Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: losses
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Ammianus Marcellinus, History (Rerum Gestarum) 20.11.12Ammianus Marcellinus History (Rerum Gestarum) 20.11.12 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Bezabde (Cizre)
Time Periode :	Roman Empire
Century :	A.D. 4
Year :	A.D. 361
Context :	siege
Motivation :	tactical/strategical
Application :	throwing weapon shooting
Weapon :	siege engines sling stone
Long-Term Consequence :	siege
Original Text :	tormenta nihilo minus et lapidum crebritas atque fundarum ex utraque parte plurimos consumebant,
Translation :	yet the artillery and the showers of stones and sling-shots continued none the less to destroy great numbers on both sides.
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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