The city walls of Diyarbakir in Southeastern Turkey stretch almost unbroken for 6 kilometres. The current walls were built by Constantius II when the city was called Roman “Amida”, and extended by Valentinian I between 367-375 AD.

← The Siege of Amida in 359 by Ammianus Marecllinus

The city walls of Diyarbakir in Southeastern Turkey stretch almost unbroken for 6 kilometres. The current walls were built by Constantius II when the city was called Roman “Amida”, and extended by Valentinian I between 367-375 AD.

By DRM_peter | Published May 15, 2013 | Full size is 800 × 516 pixels

The city walls of Diyarbakir in Southeastern Turkey stretch almost unbroken for 6 kilometres. The current walls were built by Constantius II when the city was called Roman “Amida”, and extended by Valentinian I between 367-375 AD. Photo by Gerry Lynch, 2003.

Bookmark the permalink.

Comments are closed.

De Re Militari

The Society for Medieval Military History

The city walls of Diyarbakir in Southeastern Turkey stretch almost unbroken for 6 kilometres. The current walls were built by Constantius II when the city was called Roman “Amida”, and extended by Valentinian I between 367-375 AD.