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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Resaena canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Gordian III