Siege of Antioch (253)
| Siege of Antioch (253) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Roman-Persian wars | |||||||||
 Map of Antioch in Roman times. | |||||||||
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| Roman Empire | Sassanid Empire | ||||||||
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| Shapur I | |||||||||
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| unknown | unknown | ||||||||
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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.
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