Battle of Misiche
| Battle of Misiche | |||||||||
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| Part of Shapur I's first Roman campaign | |||||||||
Peroz-Shapur (Misiche) on the border of Asorestan (Mesopotamia) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Sasanian Empire |
Roman Empire Goths Germans | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Shapur I |
Emperor Gordian III † Philip the Arab Gaius Julius Priscus | ||||||||
Location within Iraq | |||||||||
The Battle of Misiche (Greek: Μισιχή), Mesiche, or Massice (Middle Persian: 𐭬𐭱𐭩𐭪 mšyk; Parthian: 𐭌𐭔𐭉𐭊 mšyk) (dated between January 13 and March 14, 244 AD.) was fought between the Sasanians and the Romans in Misiche, Mesopotamia.