Battle of Carrhae (296)

Battle of Carrhae (296)

Part of the Roman-Persian Wars

Date	296 or 297^[1]
Location	Carrhae, (present day Turkey)
Result	Sassanid victory

Belligerents

Sassanid Empire

Commanders and leaders

Strength

Unknown

Unknown

Casualties and losses

Unknown

Unknown

Roman–Persian Wars

Roman–Parthian Wars

Roman–Sasanian Wars

Byzantine–Sasanian wars

The Battle of Carrhae took place in 296 or 297,^[1] after the invasion of Mesopotamia and Armenia by the Sassanid Shah Narseh. The battle ended with victory for the Sassanids. Two years later Galerius managed to defeat the Sassanids at the Battle of Satala (298).

References

1 2 Frye (1993), 130; Southern (2001), 242

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