Roman–Persian Wars

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The Roman–Persian Wars were a centuries-long series of conflicts between the Roman (and later Byzantine) Empire and successive Iranian empires that shaped the political and military balance of power in the ancient Near East.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient war
series of wars
about control of Armenia
control of Mesopotamia
control of frontier provinces
regional hegemony in the Near East
causeOf military exhaustion of the Byzantine Empire
military exhaustion of the Sasanian Empire
conflictBetween Byzantine Empire
Parthian Empire
Roman Empire
Sasanian Empire
describedBySource Ammianus Marcellinus
Cassius Dio
Procopius
duration approximately seven centuries
endTime 628
followedBy Muslim conquest of Persia
Muslim conquest of the Levant
hasEffect influenced later Byzantine–Islamic conflicts
shaped political balance of power in the ancient Near East
hasPart Anastasian War
Byzantine–Sasanian War of 572–591
Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628
Byzantine–Sasanian Wars
Iberian War
Lazic War
Roman–Parthian War of 40–33 BC
Roman–Parthian War of 54–53 BC
Roman–Parthian War of 58–63
Roman–Parthian Wars
Roman–Sasanian War of 337–363
Roman–Sasanian Wars
locatedIn Anatolia
Ancient Near East
Armenia
Caucasus
Levant
linked to: Levant region

Mesopotamia
Syria
mainBelligerent Byzantine Empire
Parthian Empire
Roman Empire
Sasanian Empire
opponentOf Parthian Empire
Roman Empire
Sasanian Empire
partOf history of Iran
history of the Byzantine Empire
history of the Roman Empire
significantEvent Battle of Carrhae
Battle of Dara (530)
Battle of Edessa (260)
Battle of Nineveh (627)
Siege of Antioch (540)
Siege of Constantinople (626)
startTime 92 BC

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Roman Antiquity majorConflict Roman–Persian Wars
Byzantine Empire conflict Byzantine–Sassanian wars
linked to: Roman–Persian Wars
Constantinian dynasty militaryConflict Roman–Persian Wars
Roman army participatedIn Roman–Persian Wars
Constantius II participatedIn Roman–Persian Wars
Roman–Persian Wars hasPart Roman–Sasanian Wars
linked to: Roman–Persian Wars
Roman–Persian Wars hasPart Byzantine–Sasanian Wars
linked to: Roman–Persian Wars
Roman–Persian Wars hasPart Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628
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Roman–Persian Wars hasPart Roman–Sasanian War of 337–363
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Roman–Persian Wars hasPart Byzantine–Sasanian War of 572–591
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Arab–Byzantine wars followed Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628
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Heraclian dynasty notableEvent Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628
linked to: Roman–Persian Wars
Justinian dynasty conflict Byzantine–Sasanian War of 572–591
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Palmyrene region conflictHistory Roman–Persian wars
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Heraclius militaryConflict Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628
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Sasanian Empire militaryConflict Roman–Sasanian Wars
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Sasanian Empire militaryConflict Byzantine–Sasanian Wars
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Gordian III conflict Roman–Sasanian Wars
subject linked to: Emperor Gordian III
linked to: Roman–Persian Wars
Justinianic reconquests followedBy Byzantine–Sassanian War of 602–628
linked to: Roman–Persian Wars
Lazica significantEvent Byzantine–Sasanian conflicts
linked to: Roman–Persian Wars
Lazic War partOf Byzantine–Sasanian wars
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Shapur I conflict Roman–Sasanian Wars
linked to: Roman–Persian Wars
Iberian War partOf Byzantine–Sasanian wars
linked to: Roman–Persian Wars
Iberian War hasLocation Byzantine–Persian frontier
linked to: Roman–Persian Wars
Iberian War cause Byzantine–Sasanian rivalry in the Caucasus
linked to: Roman–Persian Wars
Iberian War alsoKnownAs Persian War of Justinian I
linked to: Roman–Persian Wars
Khosrow I conflict Byzantine–Sasanian Wars
linked to: Roman–Persian Wars
Justin II conflict Byzantine–Sasanian War
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Tiridates III of Armenia conflict Roman–Persian Wars
Sassanian Armenia significantEvent Byzantine–Sasanian wars
linked to: Roman–Persian Wars
Arch of Galerius in Thessalonica commemorates Roman–Persian Wars
Roman state hasMilitaryConflict Roman–Persian Wars
Parthian campaigns of Septimius Severus followedBy Roman–Sasanian conflicts
linked to: Roman–Persian Wars
Exarchate of Africa historyOfTopic Byzantine–Sasanian wars
linked to: Roman–Persian Wars
Ammianus Marcellinus participatedIn Roman–Persian Wars
Phocas conflict Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628
subject linked to: Emperor Phocas
linked to: Roman–Persian Wars
Procopius mainSubject Byzantine–Sasanian wars
linked to: Roman–Persian Wars
Odaenathus militaryConflict Roman–Persian Wars
Roman military history includesTopic Roman–Persian Wars
Roman–Parthian Wars partOf Roman–Iranian conflicts
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Roman–Parthian Wars followedBy Roman–Sasanian Wars
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Roman–Parthian Wars relatedTo Roman–Sasanian Wars
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George of Pisidia wroteAbout Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628
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Nisibis wasSceneOf Roman–Persian wars
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Battle of Singara partOf Roman–Sasanian Wars
linked to: Roman–Persian Wars
Battle of Singara partOf Roman–Persian conflicts
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Severus Alexander militaryConflict Roman–Persian Wars
Anastasian War partOf Byzantine–Sasanian Wars
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Anastasian War precededBy Roman–Sasanian conflicts of the 5th century
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Battle of Dara (530) partOf Roman–Sasanian Wars
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