Roman–Sasanian frontier zone

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border region frontier zone historical region

The Roman–Sasanian frontier zone was the long-contested border region between the Roman (later Byzantine) Empire and the Sasanian Persian Empire, marked by frequent wars, fortified cities, and shifting spheres of influence across the Near East.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Roman–Persian frontier	4
Byzantine–Sasanian frontier	1
Byzantine–Sasanian frontier region	1
Eastern Roman frontier	1
Eastern Roman–Persian frontier	1
Roman–Persian borderlands	1
Roman–Sasanian frontier	1
Roman–Sasanian frontier zone canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	border region ⓘ frontier zone ⓘ historical region ⓘ
beganWith	rise of the Sasanian Empire ⓘ
borderOf	Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterizedBy	buffer states ⓘ client kingdoms ⓘ fortification systems ⓘ militarization ⓘ
conflictBetween	Byzantium NERFINISHED ⓘ Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ
endedWith	Muslim conquests NERFINISHED ⓘ
hadFunction	area of cultural interaction ⓘ defensive barrier ⓘ zone of diplomatic negotiation ⓘ
hasPart	Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Caucasus region NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ upper Euphrates region NERFINISHED ⓘ upper Tigris region ⓘ
includedCity	Amida NERFINISHED ⓘ Antioch region NERFINISHED ⓘ Ctesiphon hinterland ⓘ Dara NERFINISHED ⓘ Edessa NERFINISHED ⓘ Nisibis NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	later Byzantine–Islamic frontiers ⓘ military architecture in the Near East ⓘ
knownFor	fortified cities ⓘ frequent wars ⓘ shifting spheres of influence ⓘ
locatedIn	Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Roman–Persian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
sawBattle	Battle of Callinicum NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Dara NERFINISHED ⓘ Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Amida NERFINISHED ⓘ
separated	Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicFor	access to the Caucasus passes ⓘ control of Mesopotamia ⓘ control of trade routes between Mediterranean and Iran ⓘ
timePeriod	3rd century to 7th century ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roman–Parthian frontier zone → followedBy → Roman–Sasanian frontier zone ⓘ

Saint Jacob of Nisibis → region → Roman–Sasanian frontier zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman–Persian frontier

Serugh region → borderRegionOf → Roman–Sasanian frontier zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman–Persian frontier

Anastasian War → location → Roman–Sasanian frontier zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman–Persian frontier

Anastasian War → theatreOfWar → Roman–Sasanian frontier zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman–Persian borderlands

Battle of Edessa (260) → geographicalContext → Roman–Sasanian frontier zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman–Sasanian frontier

History of the Wars by Procopius → coversRegion → Roman–Sasanian frontier zone ⓘ

subject surface form: History of the Wars

this entity surface form: Eastern Roman–Persian frontier

Amida → partOf → Roman–Sasanian frontier zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantine–Sasanian frontier

Battle of Ctesiphon (363) → militaryTheater → Roman–Sasanian frontier zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eastern Roman frontier

526 Antioch earthquake → relatedTo → Roman–Sasanian frontier zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantine–Sasanian frontier region

Battle of Resaena → location → Roman–Sasanian frontier zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman–Persian frontier