Eastern Mediterranean 271: Palmyrene invasion of Asia Minor
Palmyrene invasion of Asia Minor
sum 242 Gordian III’s Persian War
11 Feb 244 Death of Gordian III
11 Sep 249 Downfall of Philip the Arab
late 250 Decius’ Gothic War
Aug 253 Battle of Barbalissos
spr 254 Aftermath of Barbalissos
3 Sep 257 Gothic Black Sea Raids
mid 260 Capture of Valerian
11 Sep 260 Thirty Tyrants
spr 261 Defeat of the Macriani
Jan 262 Destruction of the Temple of Artemis
late 262 Memor and Odaenathus
fall 267 Gothic–Herulian Invasion of Greece
spr 268 Battle of Nessos
Apr 270 Sack of Bostra
Oct 270 Palmyrene invasion of Egypt
Nov 270 Tenagino Probus’ campaign
sum 271 Palmyrene invasion of Asia Minor
spr 272 Siege of Tyana
spr 272 Battle of Immae
sum 272 Siege of Palmyra
Jul 273 Revolt of Firmus
Zenobia’s empire reached its greatest extent in 271, when her Palmyrene troops advanced across the western Asian provinces as far as Chalcedon. That same year the Roman emperor Aurelian finally completed his suppression of the various Roman usurpers and barbarian invaders that had threatened Italy and the Balkans since his accession in 270, then readied his forces to take on Zenobia.
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