Siege of Antioch (272)
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The Siege of Antioch (272) was a key confrontation in the Roman–Palmyrene War in which Emperor Aurelian recaptured the strategically vital city of Antioch from Queen Zenobia’s Palmyrene Empire.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| associatedRuler |
Aurelian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zenobia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Palmyrene Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToSeries | battles of Aurelian’s reign ⓘ |
| city | Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityRecapturedBy | Aurelian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityRecapturedFrom |
Palmyrene Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Zenobia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
forces loyal to Aurelian
ⓘ
forces loyal to Zenobia ⓘ |
| commander |
Aurelian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zenobia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Palmyrene Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Roman–Palmyrene War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | Roman civil-conflict-related war ⓘ |
| date | AD 272 ⓘ |
| era | Crisis of the Third Century NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Roman reconquest of other Palmyrene-held territories ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 3rd century ⓘ |
| location |
Antioch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
restore Roman imperial control over Antioch
ⓘ
weaken the Palmyrene Empire ⓘ |
| opponentLeader | Queen Zenobia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman–Palmyrene War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Aurelian’s eastern campaign against Palmyra ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Roman attempt to reassert central authority over breakaway regimes ⓘ |
| precededBy | Palmyrene expansion into the Eastern Roman provinces ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Immae (272)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of Palmyra (272–273) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Roman victory
ⓘ
recapture of Antioch by the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| romanEmperorInvolved | Aurelian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
turning point in the Roman reconquest of the East
ⓘ
undermined Palmyrene power in Syria ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of a key administrative and military center of the East
ⓘ
control of a major eastern metropolis ⓘ control of communications between Asia Minor and the Levant ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar |
Eastern Mediterranean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 272 ⓘ |
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