Europe, 21 May 268: Battle of Nessos
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Political map of Europe & the Mediterranean on 21 May 268 (The Crisis of the Third Century (I): Battle of Nessos), showing the following events: Loss of Northern Dacia; Lakhmid Kingdom; Aureolus; Battle of Nessos.

Roman Empire(Gallienus)

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

Sasanian
Persian Empire(Shapur I)

Zenobia(sup. R.)

S a r m a t i a n s

Mauretania
Tingitana(R. imp.)

Africa Proconsularis(R. sen.)

Iberia(Per. vas.)

Albania(Per. vas.)

Lusitania(R. imp.)

Bosporan
Kingdom(Goth pres.)

Macedonia(R. sen.)

Marco-
manni(R. client)

Colchis(R. client)

Lakhmid K.(Per. vas.)

Numidia(R. imp.)

Cappadocia(Zen.)

Dalmatia(R. imp.)

Noricum(R. imp.)

Achaea(R. sen.)

Sicily(R. sen.)

Syria Coele(Zen.)

Aquitania(Post.)

Narbonensis(Post.)

Mauretania
Caesariensis(R. imp.)

Cyprus(R. sen.)

Lower
Britain(Post.)

Bithynia
& Pontus(R. imp.)

Baetica(R. sen.)

Lugdunensis(Post.)

Galatia(R. imp.)

Corsica
&
Sardinia(R. sen.)

Thrace(R. imp.)

Crete
&
Cyrenaica(R. sen.)

Upper
Britain(Post.)

Arabia
Petraea(R. imp.)

Tarraconensis(Post.)

Palestine(Zen.)

L.
Pann.(R. imp.)

Upper
Moesia(R. imp.)

Thessaly(R. imp.)

Upper
Germania(Post.)

Lower
Germania(Post.)

Upper
Pannonia(R. imp.)

Epirus(R. imp.)

Lycia &
Pamphylia(R. sen.)

Lower Moesia(R. imp.)

Phrygia & Caria(R. imp.)

Tanukhid
K.(R. client)

Mesopotamia(Zen.)

Przeworsk
culture

Rhysaddir?(M.T.)

Colonia
Agrippina

267?–268?Romans abandon
northern Dacia

268?Lakhmids emerge as
Persian ally and vassal

268Aureolus in revolt
against Rome

268Romans defeat
Goths at Nessos

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