Mesopotamian campaigns of Ardashir I

Mesopotamian campaigns of Ardashir I
Part of the Roman-Sassanid wars (224-363)
Ardashir I is crowned ruler by the god Ahura Mazdā in a relief at Naqsh-i-Rustam.
Date 229 – 241 AD Location Armenia and Mesopotamia Result Inconclusive Both sides score victories.
Belligerents
Sassanids	Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ardashir I	Severus Alexander
Strength
100,000 soldiers along the eastern limes

The Mesopotamian campaigns of Ardashir I represented the first episode in a new period of wars between the Romans and Sasanids. The war between the Roman Empire, ruled by the Roman emperor Severus Alexander (222-235), and the Sasanian rule, led by Ardashir I^[1] (224^[2]-241), lasted for more than a decade, from 229 to 241 when the Sasanian ruler died and was replaced by his son, Shapur I.