Roman–Persian Wars 53 BC–628

Roman Republic, Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire ⚔ Parthian Empire, Sasanian Empire

Key battles

• Battle of Carrhae (52 BC)
• Battle of Mount Gindarus (37 BC)
• Battle of Nisibis (217)
• Battle of Resaena (243)
• Battle of Misiche (244)
• Battle of Barbalissos (252)
• Battle of Edessa (260)
• Battle of Singara (344)
• Siege of Amida (359)
• Driving car (363)
• Battle of Ctesiphon (363)
• Battle of Dara (530)
• Battle of Satala (530)
• Battle of Callinicum (531)
• Battle of Solachon (586)
• Sasanian conquest of Jerusalem (614)
• Siege of Constantinople (626)
• Battle of Nineveh (627)

Who lived through the Roman–Persian Wars

Well-known people alive during 53 BC–628:

• Jesus Christ (5 BC–30) — central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
• Muhammad (571–632) — Arabian political leader and the founder of Islam (c. 570–632)
• Julius Caesar (99 BC–43 BC) — Roman general and dictator
• Augustus (62 BC–14) — first emperor of the Roman Empire and founder of the Julio-Claudian dynasty
• Virgil (69 BC–18 BC) — Roman poet (1st century BC)
• Augustine of Hippo (354–430) — Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
• Cicero (106 BC–42 BC) — Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
• Ovid (42 BC–17) — Roman poet (43 BC – 17/18 AD)
• Paul the Apostle (5–66) — Early Christian apostle and missionary (c. AD 5 – c. 64/65)
• Marcus Aurelius (121–180) — 16th Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher
• Cleopatra (68 BC–29 BC) — queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BCE
• Horace (64 BC–7 BC) — Roman lyric poet (65 BC – 8 BC)
• Plutarch (40–120) — Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
• Seneca (4 BC–65) — Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (c. 4 BCE–65 CE)
• Constantine the Great (272–337) — Roman emperor from 306 to 337 and first to convert to Christianity (272–337)
• Saint Peter (0–65) — apostle of Jesus Christ
• Umar ibn Al-Khattāb (586–644) — 2nd Rashidun Caliph from 634 to 644
• Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (599–661) — 4th Rashidun Caliph (r. 656–661) and first Shia Imam
• Tacitus (55–120) — Roman historian and senator (c. 56 – c. 120)
• Ptolemy (100–170) — 2nd-century Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographer
• Nero (37–68) — fifth and last Roman Emperor of Julio-Claudian dynasty (54–68)
• Galen (129–) — 2nd-century Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher
• Titus Livius (58 BC–17) — Roman historian (59 BC – AD 17)
• Caligula (12–41) — third Roman emperor (37–41)
• Abu Bakr (573–634) — 1st Rashidun Caliph and father-in-law of Muhammad

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