What the records say
- When
- 235
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 37.08° N, 41.22° E
- Description
- 235 siege between Roman and Sasanian forces
Siege of Nisibis (237)
Conflict between Roman and Sasanian forces (237)
In 224 AD, Ardashir defeated the Parthian Empire and replaced it with the Sasanian Empire. He began to raid Roman territory almost immediately after he had taken power at Ctesiphon. When Severus Alexander launched a massive invasion of the Persian Empire in the early 230s, the Persian forces drove it back inflicting heavy casualties on the Roman army.
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