refused to provide any help, Kavad tried to gain the money by force.

War

Kavad's campaign of 502

In 502, Kavad quickly captured the unprepared city of Theodosiopolis, perhaps with local support; the city was in any case undefended by troops and weakly fortified. Martyropolis also fell in the same year. Kavad then besieged the fortress-city of Amida

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