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| Siege of Antioch | |||||||||
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| Part ofRoman–Persian Wars | |||||||||
 Map of Antioch in Roman times | |||||||||
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| Roman Empire | Sasanian Empire | ||||||||
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| Unknown | Shapur I | ||||||||
Thesiege of Antioch was a battle fought between theSasanian Empire and theRoman Empire in 260 AD. In this battle,Shapur I first besieged the city and was able to conquerAntioch for the second time by penetrating the city wals.
After a series of campaigns against theRoman Empire (252-256),Shapur I facedEmperor Valerian inEdessa for the third time, which led to the defeat of the Romans and the capture ofValerian and the high Roman officials[2]Valerian spent the last days of her life in prison.[3] After this victory,Shapur decided to launch a new attack on the cities ofAntioch,Cilicia and Caesarea.[4]Shapur first attackedAntioch, besieged this city and after penetrating its walls, conquered this city. With this victory,Shapur destroyed all the Roman provinces inMesopotamia and expelled the Romans from there.[5]
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