Amida (Greek: Ἄμιδα, Syriac: ܐܡܝܕ, Kurdish: Amed) was an ancient city in Mesopotamia located where modern Diyarbakır, Turkey now stands.
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The siege of Amida was a military investment of the Roman fortified frontier city of Amida (modern Diyarbakır, Turkey) by the Sasanian Empire.
Amida (Mesopotamia), now Diyarbakır, an ancient city in Asian Turkey; it is (nominal) seat of : The Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Amida; The Latin titular ...
Acacius of Amida (died 425) was bishop of Amida, Mesopotamia (modern-day Turkey) from 400 to 425, during the reign of the Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius ...
Amid(a) was the capital of the Aramean kingdom Bet-Zamani from the 13th century BC onwards. The city was called Amida when the region was under the rule of the ...
Theodotus of Amida (died 15 August 698) was a Syriac Orthodox monk, bishop and holy man. Theodotus was born in the village of Anat near the city of Amida in ...
An ancient city in Mesopotamia located within modern Diyarbakır, Turkey. Derived terms edit · Amidan. Translations ...
The siege of Amida occurred in 502–503, during the Anastasian War. The city was not garrisoned by any troops of the Byzantine Empire but nevertheless ...
Provincia Mesopotamia within the Roman Empire. Capital, Amida (Diyarbakır) / Dara (Oğuz) / Nisibis (Nusaybin). Historical era, Antiquity. • Established by ...
AMIDA, Pers. Āmed (modern Dīārbakr), town situated at 37° 54' north latitude and 39° 56' east longitude on a plateau dominating the west bank of the upper ...