Battle of Apamea (573)
{{Short description|Battle during the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 572–591}}
{{For|the 998 battle|Battle of Apamea}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Battle of Apamea
| place = Apamea, Syria
| partof = Byzantine–Sasanian War of 572–591
| image = Apamea 09.jpg
| image_size = 300px|
| caption = Ruins of Apamea
| date = 573
| result = Sasanian victory{{sfn|Greatrex|Lieu|2002|pp=146–149, 150}}{{sfn|Martindale|Jones|Morris|1992|p=806}}{{sfn|Shahîd|1995|p=358}}
| combatant1 = Sasanian Empire
| combatant2 = Byzantine Empire
| commander1 = Adarmahan
| commander2 = *
| casualties3 = Destruction of Apamea{{sfn|Pirnia|Ashtiani|Babaei|2012|p=213}}
| notes =
| campaignbox = {{Template:Campaignbox Byzantine–Sasanian War of 572–591}}
}}
The Battle of Apamea was a military Conflict in 573 during the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 572–591 When Khosrow I was [[Siege of Dara (573)|besieging
Dara]] he sent Adarmahan at the head of an army with 6,000 soldiers{{sfn|Pirnia|Ashtiani|Babaei|2012|p=213}}to invade the Roman province of Syria He burned Around city of Antioch.And he defeated the Byzantines{{sfn|Martindale|Jones|Morris|1992|p=806}} at the city of Apamea.After he defeat the Byzantines in the city of Apamea he sacked Apamea And finally burned the city.{{sfn|Pirnia|Ashtiani|Babaei|2012|p=213}}
Sources
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- {{cite book|editor-last1=Greatrex|editor-first1=Geoffrey|editor-last2=Lieu|editor-first2=Samuel N. C.|editor-link2=Samuel N. C. Lieu|title=The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars (Part II, 363–630 AD)|location=New York, New York and London, United Kingdom|publisher=Routledge (Taylor & Francis)|year=2002|isbn=0-415-14687-9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zc8iAQAAIAAJ}}
- {{cite book|title=History of Persia|date=2012|first1=Hasan|last1=Pirnia|first2=Abbas Iqbal|last2=Ashtiani|first3=Parviz |last3=Babaei|publisher=Negah Publications|isbn=978-9643513320|language=fa}}
- {{cite book|editor1-last=Martindale|editor1-first=John Robert|editor2-last=Jones|editor2-first=Arnold Hugh Martin|editor3-last=Morris|editor3-first=J.|title=The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, Volume III: A.D. 527–641|year=1992|location=Cambridge, United Kingdom|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-20160-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ElkwedRWCXkC}}
- {{cite book|last=Shahîd|first=Irfan|title=Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century|location=Washington, District of Columbia|publisher=Dumbarton Oaks|year=1995|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BEvEV9OVzacC|isbn=978-0-88402-214-5}}
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References
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Category:Battles of the Byzantine–Sasanian Wars
Category:Battles involving the Byzantine Empire
Category:Battles involving the Sasanian Empire