Battle of Edessa
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The Battle of Edessa took place between the armies of the Roman Empire, under the command of Emperor Valerian, and the Sasanian Empire under Shapur I, in Edessa in 260. The Roman army was defeated and captured in its entirety by the Sasanian forces; for the first time, a Roman emperor was taken prisoner.
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260 Battle of Edessa
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The Humiliation of the Emperor Valerian by the Persian King Shapur (c. 1521). Pen and black ink on chalk sketch, grey wash and watercolour. Kunstmuseum Basel
King Sapor of Persia humiliating Emperor Valerian
شاپور و والرین - رسام ارژنگی
Firdawsi - Shapur Cuts Off the Nose and Ears of the King of Rum - Walters W602486A - Full Page
Shapur Captured Valerian1 Sahand Ace
Shapur Captured Valerian4- Sahand Ace
The capture of Valerian by the Persians Sahand Ace| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 131 | Osroëne | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 163 | Siege of Edessa | siege, Ancient Rome, Parthian Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 165 | Siege of Edessa | siege, Ancient Rome, Parthian Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 230 | Sassanid campaign of Severus Alexander | Sasanian Empire, military campaign, Ancient Rome | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 242 | Sasanian campaign of Gordian III | Roman Empire, Sasanian Empire, military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 242 | Shapur I's Syrio-Mesopotamian campaign | military campaign, Roman Empire, Sasanian Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 260 | Battle of Edessa | Sasanian Empire, Roman Empire, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 312 | Sapor II's Syrian-Mesopotamian campaigns | military campaign, Roman Empire, Sasanian Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 544 | Siege of Edessa | Byzantine Empire, Sasanian Empire, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 610 | Siege of Edessa | Byzantine Empire, Sasanian Empire, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1104 | Siege of Edessa | siege, Principality of Antioch, County of Edessa, Seljuk Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1144 | Siege of Edessa | siege, Zengid dynasty, County of Edessa | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1146 | Siege of Edessa | siege, Zengid dynasty, County of Edessa | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1480 | Battle of Urfa | battle, Aq Qoyunlu, Mamluk Sultanate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1915 | Urfa Resistance | rebellion, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1920 | Battle of Urfa | siege, battle | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1470 | Aq Qoyunlu–Mamluk War | war, Aq Qoyunlu, Mamluk Sultanate, Beylik of Dulkadir | Wikidata |
| commons | image | The Humiliation of the Emperor Valerian by the Persian King Shapur (c. 1521). Pen and black ink on chalk sketch, grey wash and watercolour. Kunstmuseum Basel | Commons | ||
| commons | image | King Sapor of Persia humiliating Emperor Valerian | Commons | ||
| commons | image | شاپور و والرین - رسام ارژنگی | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Firdawsi - Shapur Cuts Off the Nose and Ears of the King of Rum - Walters W602486A - Full Page | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Shapur Captured Valerian1 Sahand Ace | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Shapur Captured Valerian4- Sahand Ace | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The capture of Valerian by the Persians Sahand Ace | Commons | ||
