Aurelian’s eastern campaign
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Aurelian’s eastern campaign was the Roman emperor Aurelian’s military offensive in the early 270s AD to crush the Palmyrene Empire and restore Roman control over the eastern provinces.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aurelian’s eastern campaign canonical | 2 |
| Aurelian’s campaigns against the Palmyrene Empire | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman military offensive
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Aurelian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Crisis of the Third Century NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 272 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Aurelian’s campaign against the Gallic Empire ⓘ |
| hasBattle |
Battle of Emesa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Immae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
loss of Roman control over eastern provinces
ⓘ
secession of the Palmyrene Empire ⓘ |
| hasEvent | siege of Palmyra (272) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Antioch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asia Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Roman provinces NERFINISHED ⓘ Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Emesa NERFINISHED ⓘ Palmyra NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
crush the Palmyrene Empire
ⓘ
restore Roman control over the eastern provinces ⓘ |
| hasOpponent |
Vaballathus
NERFINISHED
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Zenobia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
capture of Zenobia
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defeat of the Palmyrene Empire ⓘ restoration of Roman authority in the East ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Aurelian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palmyrene Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 3rd century ⓘ |
| ledTo | destruction of Palmyra (second revolt) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Palmyrene forces
ⓘ
Zenobia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | reign of Aurelian ⓘ |
| precededBy | Aurelian’s campaign against the Goths ⓘ |
| primarySource |
Historia Augusta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zosimus’ New History NERFINISHED ⓘ later Byzantine chronicles ⓘ |
| resultedIn | reunification of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 271 ⓘ |
| usedTactic | cavalry maneuvers at Immae ⓘ |
| yearOfZenobiaCapture | 272 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Aurelian’s campaigns against the Palmyrene Empire