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Siege of Antioch

Siege of Antioch was a battle fought in 51 BC at Antigonia, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Roman–Parthian Wars, which ran from 66 BC to AD 217. The recorded result: Roman victory.

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Fought51 BC
WhereAntigonia, Turkey36.205N, 36.181E
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsRoman RepublicagainstParthian Empire
Part ofRoman–Parthian Wars66 BC to AD 217

Where it sits in the Roman–Parthian Wars

Battle of Carrhae, 53 BCSiege of Antioch, 51 BCPompeian–Parthian Invasion of 40 BCE, 40 BCBattle of Apamea, 40 BCBattle of Amanus Pass, 39 BCBattle of the Cilician Gates, 39 BCBattle of Mount Gindarus, 38 BCAntony's Parthian War, 36 BCBattle of Rhandeia, AD 62Trajan's Parthian campaign, AD 115Parthian War of Caracalla, AD 21653 BCAD 216Siege of Antioch, 51 BC
11 placed engagements of the Roman–Parthian Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date51 BC (year precision)
PlaceAntigonia, Turkey
36.205N, 36.181E
KindBattle, ancient
Commanders
  • Gaius Cassius Longinus
  • Pacorus I
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 10 times between 145 BC and 1268.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 51 BC

Siege of Antioch is one of 166 engagements of the 1st century BC in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q109377210, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Antioch (51 BC), revision 1374481136, read 2026-11-14, 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.