battle, ancient

Battle of Carrhae

Name: Battle of Carrhae
Location: Harran, Syria

Battle of Carrhae was a battle fought in AD 296 at Harran, in what is now Syria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Harran. It was part of Sasanian campaigns of Galerius, which ran from AD 296 to AD 298. The recorded result: Sasanian victory.

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FoughtAD 296

WhereHarran, Syria36.866N, 39.029E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSasanian victory

BelligerentsSasanian EmpireagainstRoman Empire; Arsacid dynasty of Armenia

Casualties and lossesUnknownandHeavy

Part ofSasanian campaigns of GaleriusAD 296 to AD 298

Record

Date	AD 296 (year precision)
Place	Harran, Syria 36.866N, 39.029E
Kind	Battle, ancient
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Heavy
Commanders	Narseh	Galerius Tiridates III of Armenia

Placed at Harran; 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

Battle of Carrhae 53 BC, 0.4 km E
Battle of Harran 1104, 0.4 km E
Siege of Harran 609 BC, 0.4 km SE
Battle of Edessa AD 260, 38 km NW
Siege of Edessa 1144, 38 km NW

In the same war

After: Battle of Satala AD 298

Elsewhere in AD 296

Sasanian campaigns of Galerius Turkey
Battle of Londinium United Kingdom

Battle of Carrhae 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 Q16208506, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Carrhae (296), revision 1375194266, 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.