Sassanid campaign of Severus Alexander

Sassanid campaign of Severus Alexander
	Part of Roman–Persian Wars
	; Coin minted in 234/235, celebrating the Persian Victory of Alexander Severus.
Date	From 232
Location	Armenia, Media, Mesopotamia and Osroene
Result	Uncertain, however Severus claimed victory
Belligerents
Roman Empire	Sasanian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Severus Alexander	Ardashir I
Strength
About 150,000	About 150,000
Casualties and losses
Numerous, equal to the Persian ones	Numerous, equal to the Roman ones

The Sassanid campaign of Alexander Severus was an episode of the Roman–Sasanian Wars (224-363) that saw the Roman Empire ruled by Emperor Alexander Severus (222-235) confront the dominance of the Sasanids, led by Ardashir I (224-241):^[8] the war was fought between 230 and 232,^[1] originating from an attempted Sasanian expansion into the eastern Roman provinces, and resolved with a return to the status quo ante.^[9]

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