Siege of Antioch (253)

Siege of Antioch (253)
Part of the Roman-Persian wars

Map of Antioch in Roman times.
Date253
Location
Antioch
(modern-day Antakya, Hatay, Turkey)
Result Sasanian victory[1][2]
Belligerents
Roman Empire Sassanid Empire
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Shapur I
Hormizd I[3]
Strength
Unknown Unknown

The siege of Antioch took place when the Sassanids under Shapur I besieged the Roman city of Antioch in 253 after defeating the Romans in the Battle of Barbalissos.[4]

References

  1. ^ A Companion to Late Antiquity, "In a devastating campaign in AD 253, Shapur ravaged northern Syria, took Hierapolis, managed to penetrate Roman territory as far as Antioch, and captured this third largest city of the Roman empire."
  2. ^ Foundation, Encyclopaedia Iranica. "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica". iranicaonline.org.
  3. ^ Shayegan 2004, pp. 462–464.
  4. ^ "ŠĀPUR I: History – Encyclopaedia Iranica". www.iranicaonline.org.

Further reading

Glanville, Downey (1961). A History of Antioch in Syria from Seleucus to the Arab Conquest. 10.8 pp. 252–259, 587

  • Shayegan, M. Rahim (2004). "Hormozd I". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. XII, Fasc. 5. pp. 462–464.
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