KONUK, S. EDEBİYAT FAKÜLTESİ (2020) 63 WARFARE AND TRAGEDY: THE SIEGE OF AMIDA (502 CE) AND ITS AFTERMATH ACCORDING TO PS. JOSHUA THE STYLITE AND PS. ZACHARIAH RHETOR 1 Süha Konuk * ABSTRACT The chronicles of Ps. Joshua the Stylite and Ps. Zachariah the Rhetor (or Mytilene) highlighted much of the Roman-Persian tension as well as gave quite detailed information about the local people of the region and their daily lives. Unlike the other historians of this era, these two authors recorded important details that would enable us to understand the stages of a siege during the Roman-Sasanian conflicts and the psychology of the people under the blockade. The resistance of the Amida people during the three-month siege, the city being taken over by the Sasanians, the subsequent famine, and many other details were recorded by these authors. This study will be a commentary on the daily life of the people in the region, the residents of the city during the siege, and will also be an analysis of the information given by the sources regarding the Amida siege of 502 itself. Keywords: Ps. Joshua the Stylite, Ps. Zachariah Rhetor, Amida, The Roman- Persian Wars, Upper Tigris SAVAŞ VE TRAJEDİ: PS. JOSHUA THE STYLITE VE PS. ZACHARIAH RHETOR’A GÖRE AMIDA KUŞATMASI (MS. 502) VE SONRASI ÖZ Ps. Joshua the Stylite (Tr. Çileci Yeşua) ve Ps. Zachariah Rhetor’un (Tr. Hatip Zekeriya) kronikleri, Roma-Sasani mücadelesinin önemli birer kaynakları olarak 1 This article is an extended version of a conference presentation which was presented in the 18th Conference on Byzantine Studies. (Barcelona-Spain, 31 January-02 February 2019). * Asst. Prof. Dr., Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Faculty of Arts and Sc iences, skonuk@erzincan.edu.tr. ORCID: 0000-0001-6589-8323. Makale Bilgisi: Konuk, S. (2020). Savaş ve Trajedi: Ps. Joshua The Stylite Ve Ps. Zacharıah Rhetor’a Göre Amida Kuşatması (MS. 502) ve Sonrası. DEÜ Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 7, Sayı: 1, ss. 63-78. Article Info: Konuk, S. (2020). Warfare and Tragedy: The Siege Of Amida (AD 502) and Aftermath According To Ps. Joshua The Stylite and Ps. Zachariah Rhetor. DEU Journal of Humanities, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, pp. 63-78. Kategori: Araştırma Makalesi Category: Research Article Gönderildiği Tarih: 02.12.2019 Date Submitted: 02.12.2019 Kabul Edildiği Tarih: 21.02.2020 Date Accepted: 21.02.2020