Significant224 CE – 363 CE · 139 years

Roman–Sasanian wars

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Estimated casualties

Casualty figures unrecorded for this conflict.

Wars between Rome and the Sasanian Empire from Ardashir I to Julian's failed invasion of 363.

Belligerents5

Rome
Sasanian Empire
Persia
Roman Empire
Byzantine Empire

ON THE MAPRoman Empire (Late)Sassanid EmpireParthian Empire

Conflict graph

SUB-CONFLICTS · 12

Battle of Resaena243 CE
Battle of Misiche244 CE
Battle of Edessa260 CE
Battle of Callinicum297 CE
Battle of Erzurum298 CE
Battle of Nisibis338 CE
Battle of Singara348 CE
Battle of Nisibis350 CE
Battle of Amida359 CE
Battle of Ctesiphon363 CE
Battle of Maiozamalcha363 CE
Battle of Pirisabora363 CE

Sources

Derived from HCED child battles; see Wikipedia
Wikipedia — text reused under CC BY-SA 4.0

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Cite as: Roman–Sasanian wars (224 CE – 363 CE). War Atlas. https://waratlas.org/c/roman-sasanian-wars · Sources & methodology