Siege of Dura-Europos
| Siege of Dura-Europos in 239 AD | |||||||
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| Part of the Mesopotamian campaigns of Ardashir I | |||||||
Ancient streets and roads of the fortress of Dura-Europos. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Sassanid Empire | Roman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ardashir I Shapur I | Julius Terentius | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Much larger army |
"A few thousand" men from the legions IIII Scythica and XVI Flavia Firma Possibly also Cohors XX Palmyrenorum | ||||||
Location of the battle site within modern-day Syria. | |||||||
The siege of Dura-Europos in 239 AD, or Ardashir I's siege of Dura-Europos, took place on April 20 between a large invading Sassanid force against a Roman garrison in the fortress along the Euphrates.