Battle of Misiche

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Battle of Misiche
Part of the Roman–Persian Wars
Gordian III - Palazzo dei Conservatori - Musei Capitolini - Rome 2016 (3).jpg
Sculpture of Gordian III, commander on the Roman side
DateWinter of 244
Location
Misiche (later Peroz Shapur), Mesopotamia (modern Iraq)
Result

Sasanian victory[1]

  • Philip the Arab paid 500,000 denarii to the Sasanian Empire and cedes Armenia and Mesopotamia to them[2][3]
Belligerents
Sasanian Empire Roman Empire
Goths
Germans
Commanders and leaders
Shapur I Gordian III  
Philip the Arab

The Battle of Misiche (Greek: Μισιχή), Mesiche (Μεσιχή), or Massice (Middle Persian: