When his forces approached Amida , the Sassanids were provoked into attacking the city .
It appears the Sassanid plan was to bypass difficult fortresses like Nisibis and to then march straight into Syria .
When his forces approached Amida , the Sassanid were provoked into attacking the city .
It appears the Sassanid plan was to bypass difficult fortresses like Nisibis and to then march straight into Syria .