Siege of Caesarea Maritima (614)

The Siege of Caesarea relates to the siege and conquest of Caesarea Maritima of the Byzantine Empire's Palaestina Prima province by the Sasanian Persians in 614 CE.

Siege of Caesarea
Part of the Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628
Date614
Location
Caesarea Maritima, Palaestina Prima, Byzantine Empire (modern Caesarea, Israel)
Result Sasanian victory
Territorial
changes		 The Sasanians capture Caesarea Maritima, gaining access to the Mediterranean Sea
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire Sassanid Empire
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Shahrbaraz
Casualties and losses
Minimal destruction

History

The Persian Shah Khosrau II appointed his general Shahrbaraz to conquer the Byzantine controlled areas of the Near East. Following the victory in Antioch, Shahrbaraz conquered Caesarea Maritima, the administrative capital of the province.[1] By this time the grand inner harbor had silted up and was useless, however the Emperor Anastasius had reconstructed the outer harbor and Caesarea remained an important maritime city, providing the Persian Empire with access to the Mediterranean Sea.[2] While the Persian siege and occupation of Caesarea resulted in limited physical destruction, the socioeconomic effects were likely more significant. The later Arab conquest also devastated the city and it subsequently entered a period of decline.[3]

See also

References
  1. Sebeos; translated, with notes, by R. W. Thomson; historical commentary by James Howard-Johnston; assistance from Tim Greenwood. (1999). The Armenian History Attributed to Sebeos. Liverpool University Press. p. 206. Retrieved 17 January 2014.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. Joseph Patrich (2011). "Caesarea Maritima". Institute of Archaeology Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  3. Avnēr Rabbān, Kenneth G. Holum, eds. (1996). Caesarea Maritima: A Retrospective After Two Millennia. Brill. p. 626. Retrieved 21 March 2014.CS1 maint: uses editors parameter (link)

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