Siege of Antioch (540)
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The Siege of Antioch (540) was a major Sasanian Persian capture and sack of the prominent Byzantine city of Antioch under King Khosrow I, marking a pivotal moment in the Roman–Persian conflicts of Late Antiquity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Antioch (540) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Roman–Persian Wars
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siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
sack of Antioch
ⓘ
surface form:
Sack of Antioch (540)
|
| attacker | Sasanian Empire ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Sasanian Empire ⓘ |
| cause |
Khosrow I’s campaign to extract tribute from the Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
renewed Sasanian–Byzantine hostilities under Khosrow I ⓘ |
| combatant |
Byzantine garrison of Antioch
ⓘ
forces of Khosrow I ⓘ |
| commander | Khosrow I ⓘ |
| conflict | Roman–Persian Wars ⓘ |
| consequence |
depopulation of Antioch
ⓘ
destruction of buildings in Antioch ⓘ devastation of Antioch ⓘ enslavement of many inhabitants ⓘ ransoming of some inhabitants ⓘ weakening of Byzantine control in northern Syria ⓘ |
| date | 540 ⓘ |
| defender | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Sasanian invasion of the Levant
ⓘ
surface form:
Sasanian raids in the Levant (540)
|
| historicalPeriod | 6th century ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Procopius
ⓘ
surface form:
Procopius of Caesarea
|
| impactOnCity |
Antioch on the Orontes
ⓘ
surface form:
Antioch never fully recovered its former prominence
|
| location |
Antioch
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
Syria ⓘ |
| monarchInvolved | Khosrow I ⓘ |
| opponentLeader | Justinian I ⓘ |
| outcome |
capture of Antioch by the Sasanians
ⓘ
sack of Antioch ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman–Persian Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine–Sasanian War of 540–562
Roman–Persian Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Roman–Sasanian Wars
|
| precededBy |
Sasanian invasion of the Levant
ⓘ
surface form:
Sasanian invasion of Syria (540)
|
| region |
Orontes River
ⓘ
surface form:
Orontes River valley
|
| relatedTo |
Iberian War of Justinian
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine–Sasanian War of Justinian I
|
| result | Sasanian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
major Sasanian success against the Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
pivotal moment in Late Antique Roman–Persian conflicts ⓘ |
| target |
Antioch on the Orontes
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Antioch
|
| theatre | Eastern frontier of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuringReignOf | Justinian I ⓘ |
| typeOfEvent |
military operation
ⓘ
urban siege ⓘ |
| year | 540 ⓘ |
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