Battle of Resaena

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The Battle of Resaena was a 243 AD clash between the Roman Empire under Emperor Gordian III and the Sasanian Persians, marking a key Roman victory in the Roman–Persian Wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
associatedWith reign of Gordian III
belligerent Roman Empire
Sasanian Empire
Sasanian Empire
surface form: Sasanian Persians
category 3rd-century conflicts
Battles involving the Roman Empire
Battles involving the Sasanian Empire
commander Gordian III NERFINISHED
conflict Roman–Persian Wars
surface form: Roman–Sasanian Wars
date 243
era Crisis of the Third Century
followedBy continued Roman campaign into Mesopotamia
historicalPeriod 3rd century
involved Roman–Sasanian frontier warfare
location Mesopotamia
Roman–Sasanian frontier zone
surface form: Roman–Persian frontier
opponentOf Shapur I
partOf Roman–Persian Wars
Persian campaign against the Sasanian Empire
surface form: campaign of Gordian III against the Sasanians
place Resaena
precededBy earlier Roman defeats in the East
region Middle East
surface form: Near East
result Roman victory
RomanCommander Gordian III NERFINISHED
significance key Roman victory against the Sasanian Persians
temporarily restored Roman prestige in the East
theatre Mesopotamian theatre of the Roman–Persian Wars
year 243 AD

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Emperor Gordian III battle Battle of Resaena
subject surface form: Gordian III