battle, ancient
Siege of Antioch
Siege of Antioch was a battle fought in 51 BC at Antigonia, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Roman–Parthian Wars, which ran from 66 BC to AD 217. The recorded result: Roman victory.
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Where it sits in the Roman–Parthian Wars
Record
| Date | 51 BC (year precision) | |
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| Place | Antigonia, Turkey 36.205N, 36.181E | |
| Kind | Battle, ancient | |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Antioch 1097, 1.8 km W
- Battle of the Oenoparus 145 BC, 2.0 km W
- Siege of Antioch 1268, 2.9 km W
- Battle of Antioch AD 218, 2.9 km W
- Siege of Antioch AD 253, 2.9 km W
Contested ground: this site was fought over 9 times between 145 BC and 1268.
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Carrhae 9 June 53 BC
- After: Battle of Rhandeia AD 62
- All 3 engagements of Roman–Parthian Wars
Elsewhere in 51 BC
- Siege of Uxellodunum France
Siege of Antioch is one of 159 engagements of the 1st century BC in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q109377210, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Antioch (51 BC), revision 1374481136, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.