Talk:Battle of Samarra

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I added a "territory" category to the Warbox. And included that Jovian, as a result of this disastrous battle was forced to cede districts on the Tigris and Nisibis.--Arsenous Commodore 20:26, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Why this article was so severely vandalized?

1. WikiProject Afghanistan reference was entirely groundless (why someone keeps putting this reference in unrelated battles, is beyond me). I removed it.

2. First and last paragraph were severely distorted and that action seems completely intentional. Take a look at this : The battle of Samarra took place in 363 after the invasion of Sassanid Persia (Iran) by the Romans. Despite this, Roman Emperor Julian the Apostate was killed in this battle. Despite what? Or this : Julian's successor, Emperor Jovian, made a successful delay ploy by promising Shapur that he would surrender a total of five Roman provinces, including strategic cities such as Nisibis. Jovian never delivered on this humiliating treaty.. Of cource (and as Arvand already said before me), we all know from reliable sources that strategically important districts and fortresses like Nisibis were ceded to Iranians. I'll try to fix all these.Dipa1965 (talk) 13:45, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Further work needed

The article needs citations (esp. for the numbers of soldiers involved).

It may also need perhaps moving to another title. For how do we know for sure that the vicinity of modern Samarra was the place of battlefield? In the article for Julian the Apostate it is mentioned that the battle took place near Maranga (where a major battle between the two opponents was fought a few days before). That was correct, if we accept Ammianus narrative.Dipa1965 (talk) 13:45, 6 January 2008 (UTC)