Sasanian invasion of the Levant

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The Sasanian invasion of the Levant was a major early 7th-century Persian military campaign that overran key Byzantine territories in the Eastern Mediterranean, including much of Syria and Palestine, dramatically reshaping the region’s political and religious landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sasanian–Byzantine conflict
military campaign
affected Christian pilgrimage to the Holy Land
trade routes in the Eastern Mediterranean
urban centers of the Levant
belligerent Heraclius
Khosrow II
cause expansionist policy of Khosrow II
ongoing Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628
commandedBy Sasanian generals
conflictBetween Byzantine Empire
Sasanian Empire
endTime c. 628
followedBy Byzantine reconquest under Heraclius
Muslim conquest of the Levant
historicalContext final phase of Roman–Persian Wars
late antique Near East
location Eastern Mediterranean
Levant
linked to: Levant region

Palestine
Syria
notableFor overrunning key Byzantine territories in the Eastern Mediterranean
temporary Sasanian presence in the Holy Land
opponent Byzantine provincial forces in Palestine
Byzantine provincial forces in Syria
partOf Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628
Roman–Persian Wars
precededBy Sasanian invasion of Mesopotamia
religiousImpact changes in control of Christian holy sites
disruption of Christian ecclesiastical structures in the Levant
tensions among Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian Christian communities
result Sasanian occupation of the Levant
loss of key Byzantine territories in the Levant
major shift in regional political landscape
major shift in regional religious landscape
temporary Sasanian control of Jerusalem
significantEvent Sasanian advance to the Mediterranean coast
Sasanian capture of Damascus
Sasanian capture of Jerusalem
startTime c. 611
early 7th century
territoryOverrun Byzantine Palestine
Byzantine Syria
linked to: Greater Syria

Palaestina Tertia
Phoenicia
linked to: Fenicia
territoryOverrun Palaestina Prima
Palaestina Secunda
timePeriod Late Antiquity

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Byzantine province of Palaestina Prima affectedBy Sasanian invasion of the Levant
Siege of Antioch (540) precededBy Sasanian invasion of Syria (540)
linked to: Sasanian invasion of the Levant
Siege of Antioch (540) followedBy Sasanian raids in the Levant (540)
linked to: Sasanian invasion of the Levant
St George Monastery in Wadi Qelt destroyedBy Persian invasion of 614
linked to: Sasanian invasion of the Levant
Tomb of the Virgin Mary damagedDuring Persian invasion of 614
linked to: Sasanian invasion of the Levant
Church of the Anastasis destroyedBy Persian invasion of 614
linked to: Sasanian invasion of the Levant
Sasanian invasion of the Levant result Sasanian occupation of the Levant
linked to: Sasanian invasion of the Levant
Sasanian invasion of the Levant significantEvent Sasanian capture of Damascus
linked to: Sasanian invasion of the Levant
Church of the Multiplication destroyedBy Persian invasion of Palestine
linked to: Sasanian invasion of the Levant
Sack of Jerusalem (614) precededBy Sasanian advances in Syria and Palestine
linked to: Sasanian invasion of the Levant
Sack of Jerusalem (614) followedBy Sasanian occupation of Jerusalem
linked to: Sasanian invasion of the Levant