Battle of Edessa
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For several sieges of Edessa, see Siege of Edessa.
The Battle of Edessa took place between the armies of the Roman Empire under the command of Emperor Valerian and the Sasanian Empire (an Iranian imperial dynasty) under Shahanshah (King of the Kings) Shapur I, in Edessa (now the Turkish city of Urfa) in 260. The Roman army was defeated and captured in its entirety by the Iranian forces; for the first time, a Roman emperor was taken prisoner.[6]
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Part of the Roman–Persian Wars | |||||||
A rock-face relief dating to the third century at Naqsh-e Rostam, depicting the triumph of Shapur I over the Roman Emperor Valerian.[1] | |||||||
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Sasanian Empire |
Roman Empire Germanic and Goth allies | ||||||
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Shapur I |
Valerian (POW) Successianus (POW) | ||||||
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unknown | 70,000[3] | ||||||
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Entire force[4] |
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