Battle of Resaena

When

243

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

36.85° N, 40.07° E

Description

243 battle between Roman and Sasanian forces

Battle between Roman and Sasanian forces (243)

The Battle of Resaena or Resaina, near present-day Ceylanpınar, Turkey, was fought in 243 between the forces of the Roman Empire, led by the Emperor Gordian III and the Praetorian Prefect Timesitheus against the Sasanian Empire's forces during the reign of Shapur I. The Romans were victorious.

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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 “Battle of Resaena: A Roman army under Timesitheus defeats the Sassanids at Resaena (modern Syria); King Shapur I is forced to flee to the Euphrates”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Resaena Muharebesi, III. Gordianus komutasındaki Roma İmparatorluğu ile I. Şapur komutasındaki Sasani İmparatorluğu arasında gerçekleşen savaş”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Printemps : début d’une campagne victorieuse de l’empereur romain Gordien III contre les Perses, accompagné du philosophe Plotin”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Битва при Ресаене”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Batalla de Resaena: un ejército romano a las órdenes de Timesteo derrota a los persas en Resaena (Siria); el rey sasánida”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Persian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “نبرد رأس‌العین: ارتش رومی به فرماندهی تایمزیتئوس، ساسانیان را در رأس‌العین (سوریه امروزی) شکست می‌دهد؛ شاپور اول مجبور به فرار به فرات می‌شود”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page