Battle of Nisibis

When

217

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

37.07° N, 41.22° E

Description

battle between Roman and Parthian forces (217)

Battle between Roman and Parthian forces (217)

The Battle of Nisibis was fought in the summer of 217 between the armies of the Roman Empire under the newly ascended emperor Macrinus and the Parthian army of King Artabanus IV. It lasted for three days, and ended with a bloody Parthian victory, with both sides suffering large casualties.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Summer – Battle of Nisibis: A Roman army, under the command of Macrinus, is defeated in a three days' battle by the Parthians at Nisibis”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Automne : après une défaite à Nisibe, Macrin doit négocier avec les Parthes pour signer un traité de paix désavantageux en 218.”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Persian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “تابستان - نبرد نصیبین: ارتش رومی، تحت فرماندهی ماکرینوس، در نبردی سه روزه توسط پارتیان در نصیبین، در استان بین النهرین، شکست خورد”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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