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Palmyrene War

Palmyrene War was a campaign fought in AD 272 at Palmyrene Empire, in what is now Syria; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Palmyrene Empire. It was part of Campaigns of Aurelian. The recorded result: Roman victory.

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FoughtAD 272ran into the following year
WherePalmyrene Empire, Syria34.555N, 38.267E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsRoman EmpireagainstPalmyrene Empire
Part ofCampaigns of Aurelian

Where it sits in Campaigns of Aurelian

Battle of Lake Benacus, AD 268Battle of Naissus, AD 268Battle of Fano, AD 271Battle of Pavia, AD 271Battle of Placentia, AD 271Palmyrene War, AD 272Battle of Châlons, AD 274AD 268AD 274Palmyrene War, AD 272
7 placed engagements of Campaigns of Aurelian in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 272 (year precision)
to AD 273
PlacePalmyrene Empire, Syria
34.555N, 38.267E
KindCampaign, ancient
Territorial changeFall of the Palmyrene Empire
Commanders
  • Zenobia
  • Zabdas
Palmyrene WarPalmyrene WarBattle of PalmyraSiege of PalmyraBattle of al-QaryataynSiege of Damascus1972 Israeli air raid in Syria and LebanonBattle of al-QaryataynSiege of DamascusDamascusHomsHamahDayr az ZawrAd Nabk100 km34.555N, 38.267E
Placed at Palmyrene Empire; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 272

Palmyrene War is one of 97 engagements of the 3rd century in the atlas and one of 139 in present-day Syria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3651746, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Roman–Palmyrene War of 272–273, revision 1370728872, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.