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| Battle of Opis | |||||||||
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| Part of the Wars of Cyrus the Great | |||||||||
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| Neo-Babylonian Empire | Achaemenid Empire | ||||||||
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| Belshazzar |
Cyrus the Great, Gubaru | ||||||||
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| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
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| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
| Campaigns of Cyrus the Great | |
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| Battles against the Satraps
Invasion of Anatolia Invasion of Babylonia |
The Battle of Opis, was the only engagement of Cyrus the Great of Persia, and Nabonidus of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. As the gateway to the Babylonian heartland, Cyrus had to go through Opis and the Babylonian king, Nabonidus, knew it. In anticipation of Cyrus's arrival, Nabonidus had stationed the bulk of his army at Opis under the command of his son, Belshazzar and had the bridge, leading to Opis, destroyed. So Cyrus built a pontoon bridge, and, after crossing the river, laid siege to Opis' defensive "Median Walls." After a ferocious battle, the forces of Cyrus captured Opis.
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