Battle of Barbalissos

{{Campaignbox Roman-Persian Wars}} '''The Battle of Barbalissos''' was fought between the [[Sassanid Empire|Sassanid Persians]] and [[Roman Empire|Romans]] at [[Barbalissos]]. [[Shapur I]] used Roman incursions into [[Armenia]] as pretext and resumed hostilities with the Romans. The Romans and Sassanids clashed at Barbalissos. The defeat of this large Roman force lead to the eventual capture of [[Antioch]] and [[Dura Europos]] in Syria three years later. == Sources == * Kaveh Farroukh, ''Sassanian Elite Cavalry AD 224-642'' {{coord missing|Iraq}} {{AncientRome-battle-stub}}