Battle of Barbalissos

Battle of Barbalissos

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Barbalissos


caption=
partof=the Roman-Persian Wars
date=253
place=Barbalissos, Mesopotamia
result=Sassanid victory
territory=Sassanids capture Antioch and Dura Europos.
combatant1=Sassanid Persians
combatant2=Roman Empire
commander1=Shapur I
commander2=Valerian
strength1=Unknown
strength2=70,000
casualties1=Unknown
casualties2=Unknown

The Battle of Barbalissos was fought between the Sassanid Persians and Romans at Barbalissos. Shapur I used Roman incursions into Armenia as pretext and resumed hostilities with the Romans. The Romans and Sassanids clashed at Barbalissos. The defeat of this large Roman force lead to the eventual capture of Antioch and Dura Europos in Syria three years later.

Sources

*Kaveh Farroukh, "Sassanian Elite Cavalry AD 224-642"


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