Europe, 12 Aug 253: Battle of Barbalissos
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Political map of Europe & the Mediterranean on 12 Aug 253 (The Crisis of the Third Century: Battle of Barbalissos), showing the following events: Shapur I’s conquest of Armenia; Aemilian’s Gothic campaign; Quinquegentiani; Revolt of Aemilian; Uranius Antoninus; Battle of Barbalissos.

R o m a n E m p i r e(Gallus & Volusianus)

F i n n o - U g r i c P e o p l e s

Sasanian
Persian Empire(Shapur I)

S a r m a t i a n s

Mauretania
Tingitana(R. imp.)

Africa Proconsularis(R. sen.)

Lusitania(R. imp.)

Bosporan
Kingdom(Aem. infl.)

Macedonia(R. sen.)

Quadi(Aem. infl.)

Marco-
manni(R. client)

Iazyges(Aem. infl.)

Margiana(Per. vas.)

Hasdingi(Aem. infl.)

Colchis(R. client)

Numidia(R. imp.)

Cappadocia(R. imp.)

Noricum(R. imp.)

Phoenice(R. imp.)

Achaea(R. sen.)

Sicily(R. sen.)

Belgica(R. imp.)

Syria Coele(R. imp.)

Aquitania(R. imp.)

Narbonensis(R. sen.)

Cilicia(R. imp.)

Mauretania
Caesariensis(R. imp.)

Cyprus(R. sen.)

Lower
Britain(R. imp.)

Bithynia
& Pontus(R. imp.)

Baetica(R. sen.)

Lugdunensis(R. imp.)

Galatia(R. imp.)

Corsica
&
Sardinia(R. sen.)

Crete
&
Cyrenaica(R. sen.)

Upper
Britain(R. imp.)

Arabia
Petraea(R. imp.)

Tarraconensis(R. imp.)

Palestine(R. imp.)

Raetia(R. imp.)

Upper
Moesia(Aem.)

Alem.(R. client)

Osrhoene(Per. pres.)

Upper
Germania(R. imp.)

Lower
Germania(R. imp.)

Upper
Pannonia(Aem.)

Epirus(R. imp.)

Lycia &
Pamphylia(R. sen.)

Lower Moesia(Aem.)

Tanukhid
K.(R. client)

Mesopotamia(R. imp.)

Przeworsk
culture

Rhysaddir?(M.T.)

252Persians
conquer Armenia

253Romans defeat Gothic
invasion of Moesia

253–262“Five peoples” threaten
Roman Africa

253Danube legions
proclaim for Aemilian

253–254Uranius in
power in Emesa

253?Persians destroy
Roman army at
Barbalissos

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