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Battle of Nineveh

627 • Assyrien Feldschlacht

Historical Overview

The final decisive battle of the last great war of antiquity. Emperor Heraclius finally crushed Sassanid power.

Quick Facts

Outcome:Decisive Byzantine victory; collapse of Sassanid resistance.

Byzantine Empire

  • Commander: Herakleios
  • Strength: ca. 25.000 - 50.000 Mann
  • Casualties: Moderat

Sassanid Empire

  • Commander: Rhahzadh †
  • Strength: ca. 12.000 - 20.000 Mann
  • Casualties: Nahezu vollständig vernichtet

Strategic Context

Byzantine desperate strike deep into the heart of the Sassanid Empire to end the decades-long war.

Conflict / War

Roman-Sassanid Wars

Decisive Sassanid victory; capture of the Roman Emperor.

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