Aurelian’s eastern campaign

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Aurelian’s eastern campaign was the Roman emperor Aurelian’s military offensive in the early 270s AD to crush the Palmyrene Empire and restore Roman control over the eastern provinces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman military offensive
military campaign
commandedBy Aurelian
conflictIn Crisis of the Third Century
endTime c. 272
followedBy Aurelian’s campaign against the Gallic Empire
hasBattle Battle of Emesa
Battle of Immae
hasCause loss of Roman control over eastern provinces
secession of the Palmyrene Empire
hasEvent siege of Palmyra (272)
hasLocation Antioch
Asia Minor
Eastern Roman provinces
Egypt
linked to: Egypt Eyalet

Emesa
Palmyra
Syria
hasObjective crush the Palmyrene Empire
restore Roman control over the eastern provinces
hasOpponent Vaballathus
Zenobia
hasOutcome capture of Zenobia
defeat of the Palmyrene Empire
restoration of Roman authority in the East
hasParticipant Aurelian
Palmyrene Empire
Roman Empire
historicalPeriod 3rd century
ledTo destruction of Palmyra (second revolt)
militaryTheater Eastern Mediterranean
opposedBy Palmyrene forces
Zenobia
partOf reign of Aurelian
precededBy Aurelian’s campaign against the Goths
primarySource Historia Augusta
Zosimus’ New History
later Byzantine chronicles
resultedIn reunification of the Roman Empire
startTime c. 271
usedTactic cavalry maneuvers at Immae
yearOfZenobiaCapture 272

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Siege of Palmyra (272) partOf Aurelian’s eastern campaign
Battle of Immae partOf Aurelian’s campaigns against the Palmyrene Empire
linked to: Aurelian’s eastern campaign
Battle of Emesa partOfCampaign Aurelian’s eastern campaign
Palmyrene forces of Queen Zenobia defeatEvent Aurelian’s reconquest of the East
linked to: Aurelian’s eastern campaign
Reunification of the Roman Empire under Aurelian hasPart Aurelianic campaign against the Palmyrene Empire
linked to: Aurelian’s eastern campaign