Siege of Antioch (253)

The Siege of Antioch took place when the Sassanids under Shapur I besieged the Roman city of Antioch in 253 after defeating the Romans in the Battle of Barbalissos.

Siege of Antioch (253)
Part of the Roman-Persian wars
Map of Antioch in Roman times.
Date 253 Location Antioch Result Sassanid victory[1]
Belligerents
Roman Empire	Sassanid Empire
Commanders and leaders
	Shapur I
Strength
unknown	unknown

References

1. A Companion to Late Antiquity, "In a devastating campaign in AD 253, Shapur ravaged northern Syria, took Hierapolis, managed to penetrate Roman territory as far as Antioch, and captured this third largest city of the Roman empire."