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Sassanid-Roman Wars of the 3rd Century

260 CE – 298 CE · 38 years

Shapur I's capture of Emperor Valerian at the Battle of Edessa was the first time a Roman emperor was taken prisoner — a humiliation that shook the empire to its foundations.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Sassanid Persia (Shapur I)
  • Roman Empire

Key moments

Defining events in the Sassanid-Roman Wars of the 3rd Century.

  1. 260 AD Battle of Edessa
  2. 296 AD Battle of Carrhae
  3. 298 AD Peace of Nisibis

Elsewhere in Europe at the time

Records whose own span overlaps this one, found by the same test the canvas draws with. The bar under each card is where it sits inside this one.

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Landmark · Europe

Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

550 BCE – 262 CE

Polity · Europe

Roman Empire

26 BCE – 395 CE

Trade route · Europe

Amber Road

1000 BCE – 400 CE

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Crisis of the Third Century

235 CE – 284 CE

Landmark · Europe

Plitvice Lakes

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Europe

Saami

Attested 1500 BCE – 700 CE

Trade route · Europe

Roman Mediterranean Trade

27 BCE – 476 CE

Landmark · Europe

Giant's Causeway

3000 BCE – still standing

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 260 CE and 298 CE.

270 CE Aksumite–Himyarite Wars 270 CE Palmyrene Empire

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Pallavas Polity · South Asia 275 CE – 897 CE Mesoamerican Trade Network Trade route · Americas 1200 BCE – 1521 CE Three Kingdoms (China) Conflict · East Asia 220 CE – 280 CE Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing Jin Empire Polity · East Asia 266 CE – 500 CE
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