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Thursday, March 12, 2026

Collection of facts about the Roman-Persian wars

This post is a collection of facts about the Roman-Persian wars (54 BC - 628 AD). There are 17 facts listed below.

• Began with Roman Republic vs. Parthian Empire
• Ended with Byzantine Empire vs. Sasanian Empire
• Rashidun Caliphate eventually conquered Sasanian Empire
• Battle of Carrhae (58 BC)
• Parthian invasion of 40 BC
• Antony's Atropatene campaign (36 BC)
• Roman-Parthian War of 58-63
• Roman Parthian War of 161-166
• Shapur I's first Roman campaign (240-244)
• Perso-Roman Wars of 337-361
• Julian's Persian expedition (363)
• Anastasian War (502-506)
• Iberian War (526-532)
• Lazic War (541-562)
• Byzantine-Sasanian War of 572-591
• Byzantine-Sasanian War of 602-628
• Siege of Constantinople in 626

Sources

Wikipedia: Roman-Persian wars, Antony's Atropatene campaign, Trajan's Parthian campaign, Parthian war of Caracalla, Shapur I's first Roman campaign, Anastasian War, Iberian War, Lazic War