Carus' Sasanian campaign
| Carus' invasion of the Sasanian Empire | |||||||||
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| Part of the Roman–Sasanian wars | |||||||||
Panel at Naqsh-e Rostam, suggested to be showing a victory of Bahram II over Carus in the top panel, and victory over Hormizd I Kushanshah in the bottom one | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Roman Empire, Armenia |
Sasanian Empire, Sarmatian rebels | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Emperor Carus (PKIA) Numerian | Bahram II | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
The Sasanian campaign of Carus was a military campaign conducted by the Roman Emperor Carus against the Sasanian Empire in 283. Following Carus' accession in 282, he made his eldest son Carinus co-emperor. Leaving Carinus in charge of the western part of the empire, Carus and his younger son Numerian brought an army east into Mesopotamia, capturing Seleucia and Ctesiphon. Carus died suddenly in the summer of 283, probably of unnatural causes, leaving Numerian in command of the army; following this the Roman army withdrew from Mesopotamia, in unclear circumstances. In 284, after the death of Numerian, Diocletian was acclaimed emperor by the eastern army; he defeated Carinus and in 287 made peace with Persia.