Battle of Carrhae (296)

Battle of Carrhae (296)
Part of the Roman-Persian Wars
Date296 or 297[1]
LocationCarrhae, (present day Turkey)
Result Decisive Sassanid victory[2][3]
Belligerents
Sassanid Empire Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Narseh Galerius
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

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. 1 2 Frye (1993), 130; Southern (2001), 242
  2. ↑ Dictionary of Wars "The Roman Caesar for the east, Galerius (d. 311), and a relatively small army marched against the Persians, won some minor victories in Mesopotamia, but were decisively routed at the battle of Carrhea (Harran) in 296."
  3. ↑ The Cambridge Ancient History: Volume 12, The Crisis of Empire, AD 193-337"Since Diocletian was occupied in Egypt, he sent his Caesar Galerius against Narseh who met the Romans and defeated them somewhere in upper Mesopotamia"
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