Battle of Resaena | |||||||
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Part of Roman-Persian Wars | |||||||
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Roman Empire | Sasanian Empire | ||||||
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Gordian III Timesitheus | Shapur I[2] |
The Battle of Resaena or Resaina, near present-day Ceylanpınar, Turkey, was fought in 243 between the forces of the Roman Empire, led by the Emperor Gordian III and the Praetorian Prefect Timesitheus against the Sasanian Empire's forces during the reign of Shapur I.[1] The Romans were victorious.[1]