What the records say
- When
- 270
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 32.52° N, 36.48° E
- Description
- Conflict between the Roman and Palmyrene empires (270)
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Sack of Bostra
Conflict between the Roman and Palmyrene empires (270)
The sack of Bostra occurred around the spring of 270 AD during the Crisis of the Third Century, when Queen Zenobia of Palmyra sent her general, Zabdas, to Bostra, the capital of Arabia Petraea, to subjugate the Tanukhids who were challenging Palmyrene authority.
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