The siege of Antioch took place when the Sassanids under Shapur I besieged the Roman city of Antioch in 253 after defeating the Romans in the Battle of Barbalissos.
Siege of Antioch (253) | |||||||
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Part of the Roman-Persian wars | |||||||
Map of Antioch in Roman times. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Roman Empire | Sassanid Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Shapur I Hormizd I | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
unknown | unknown |
Glanville, Downey (1961). A History of Antioch in Syria from Seleucus to the Arab Conquest. 10.8 pp. 252-259, 587