Battle of Barbalissos

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The Battle of Barbalissos was a major 3rd-century clash in which the Sasanian king Shapur I decisively defeated a large Roman army in Syria, paving the way for his devastating campaign into Roman territory.

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instanceOf battle
military conflict
belligerentCommander Shapur I NERFINISHED
belligerentLeader Shapur I of the Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED
combatant Roman Empire NERFINISHED
Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED
commander Shapur I NERFINISHED
conflictType Roman–Sasanian Wars NERFINISHED
date c. 253
describedBy Shapur I inscription at Naqsh-e Rustam NERFINISHED
describedIn Res Gestae Divi Saporis NERFINISHED
era Crisis of the Third Century NERFINISHED
followedBy Sasanian campaign deep into Roman territory
Sasanian invasion of Roman Syria NERFINISHED
Sasanian sack of Antioch NERFINISHED
historicalContext Roman–Persian rivalry
locatedInPresentDay Syria NERFINISHED
notableFor enabling Shapur I’s large-scale raid into Roman provinces
heavy Roman losses
opponentCommander Roman general in Syria (name uncertain)
opponentOf Roman Empire NERFINISHED
opposingForce Roman field army in Syria
outcome decisive Sasanian victory
partOf Roman–Sasanian Wars NERFINISHED
Shapur I’s western campaigns
place Barbalissos NERFINISHED
region Roman province of Syria NERFINISHED
result Sasanian victory
strategicConsequence opened route for Sasanian advance into Syria
weakened Roman defenses in the East
timePeriod 3rd century

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Shapur I battle Battle of Barbalissos