Siege of Hatra | |||||||||
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Part of the Roman-Persian Wars | |||||||||
The ruins of Hatra | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Sasanian Empire |
Kingdom of Hatra Support: Roman Empire | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Ardashir I or Shapur I | Sanatruq II † |
The fall of Hatra, capital of the Kingdom of Hatra under Sanatruq II, took place in the 3rd century after a lengthy siege by the Sasanian king Shapur I. Hatra was plundered and abandoned, and its kingdom dissolved.