Battle of Resaena

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The Battle of Resaena was a 243 AD clash between the Roman Empire under Emperor Gordian III and the Sasanian Persians, marking a key Roman victory in the Roman–Persian Wars.

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Battle of Resaena canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
associatedWith reign of Gordian III ⓘ
belligerent Roman Empire ⓘ
Sasanian Empire ⓘ
Sasanian Persians ⓘ
linked to: Sasanian Empire
category 3rd-century conflicts ⓘ
Battles involving the Roman Empire ⓘ
Battles involving the Sasanian Empire ⓘ
commander Gordian III ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Gordian III
conflict Roman–Sasanian Wars ⓘ
date 243 ⓘ
era Crisis of the Third Century ⓘ
followedBy continued Roman campaign into Mesopotamia ⓘ
historicalPeriod 3rd century ⓘ
involved Roman–Sasanian frontier warfare ⓘ
location Mesopotamia ⓘ
Roman–Persian frontier ⓘ
opponentOf Shapur I ⓘ
partOf Roman–Persian Wars ⓘ
campaign of Gordian III against the Sasanians ⓘ
place Resaena ⓘ
precededBy earlier Roman defeats in the East ⓘ
region Near East ⓘ
linked to: Middle East
result Roman victory ⓘ
RomanCommander Gordian III ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Gordian III
significance key Roman victory against the Sasanian Persians ⓘ
temporarily restored Roman prestige in the East ⓘ
theatre Mesopotamian theatre of the Roman–Persian Wars ⓘ
year 243 AD ⓘ

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Gordian III → battle → Battle of Resaena ⓘ
subject linked to: Emperor Gordian III