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| {{Campaignbox Wars of Cyrus the Great}} | {{Campaignbox Wars of Cyrus the Great}} | ||
| The '''Battle of Opis''', was the second and final engagement, |
The '''Battle of Opis''', fought in September 539 BC, was the second and final engagement, between the forces of ] of ] led by his son, and ] of the ]. It followed an earlier battle on the Tigris said to have taken place some time in February 539 BC.As the gateway to the Babylonian heartland, Cyrus had to go through Opis and the Babylonian king, Nabonidus, knew it. In anticipation of Cyrus' arrival, Nabonidus had stationed the bulk of his army at Opis under the command of his son, ], 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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| Battle of Opis | |||||||||
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| Part of the Wars of Cyrus the Great | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Neo-Babylonian Empire | Achaemenid Empire | ||||||||
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Nabonidus of Babylonia, Belshazzar of Babylonia, unknown others |
Cyrus the Great, Gubaru of Babylonia, unknown others | ||||||||
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| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
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Unknown, civilians? | Light | ||||||||
| Campaigns of Cyrus the Great | |
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| Battles against the Satraps
Invasion of Anatolia Invasion of Babylonia |
The Battle of Opis, fought in September 539 BC, was the second and final engagement, between the forces of Cyrus the Great of Persia led by his son, and Nabonidus of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. It followed an earlier battle on the Tigris said to have taken place some time in February 539 BC.As the gateway to the Babylonian heartland, Cyrus had to go through Opis and the Babylonian king, Nabonidus, knew it. In anticipation of Cyrus' 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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