After attempts to take the city by storm or subterfuge failed, the Byzantines established a ring of fortresses on the hills around the plain of Melitene, and methodically ravaged the area.
They established a ring of fortresses on the hills around the plain of Melitene, and proceeded to methodically ravage the area. After attempts to take the city by storm or subterfuge failed, the Byzantines settled for a blockade of the city.
After attempts to take the city by storm or subterfuge failed, the Byzantines settled for a blockade of the city. They established a ring of fortresses on the hills around the plain of Melitene, and proceeded to methodically ravage the area.
After attempts to take the city by storm or subterfuge failed, the Byzantines settled for a blockade of the city. They established a ring of fortresses on the hills around the plain of Melitene, and proceeded to methodically ravage the area.