Battle of Barbalissos
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Battle of Barbalissos
| Battle of Barbalissos | |||||||||
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| Part of the Roman-Persian Wars | |||||||||
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| Sassanid Persians | Roman Empire | ||||||||
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| Shapur I | Valerian | ||||||||
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| Unknown | 70,000 | ||||||||
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| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
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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.
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- Kaveh Farroukh, Sassanian Elite Cavalry AD 224-642
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