Conflict between the Roman and Palmyrene empires (270)
Sack of Bostra
Part of the Crisis of the Third Century
Bostra's Roman ruins
Date
270
Location
Bostra, Arabia Petraea (in modern day Syria)
Result
Palmyrene victory
Belligerents
Roman Empire Tanukhids
Palmyra
Commanders and leaders
Trassus †
Zabdas Zenobia
Units involved
Legio III Cyrenaica
Palmyrene army
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Crisis of the Third Century
Reign of Maximinus Thrax(235–238)
Death of Alexander Severus(235)
Harzhorn(c.235)
Usurpation of Magnus(c.235)
Usurpation of Quartinus(235)
Year of the Six Emperors(238)
Revolt of Gordian I & Gordian II(238)
Battle of Carthage(238)
Siege of Aquileia(238)
Reign of Pupienus & Balbinus(238)
Invasion of the Carpi(238–239)
Reign of Gordian III(238–244)
Sabinianus Revolt(240)
Fall of Hatra(241)
Resaena(243)
Misiche(244)
Reign of Philip the Arab(244–249)
Invasion of the Carpi(245–247)
Secular Games of 248(248)
Usurpation of Sponsianus(240s)
Usurpation of Pacatianus(248)
Usurpation of Jotapianus(249)
Usurpation of Silbannacus(249or253)
Decius' Rebellion(249)
Verona and death of Philip & Philip II(249)
Reign of Decius(249–251)
Plague of Cyprian(250–270)
Decian persecution(250–251)
Gothic invasion of Cniva(250–251)
Carpi invasion of Dacia(250)
Nicopolis ad Istrum(250)
Beroe(250)
Philippopolis(250)
Usurpation of Julius Priscus(251)
Abritus and death of Decius and Etruscus(251)
Reign of Trebonianus Gallus(251–253)
Death of Hostilian(251)
Mariades' Revolt(252)
Nisibis(252)
Barbalissos(253)
Interamna Nahars(c253)
Reign of Aemilianus(253)
Antioch(253)
Reign of Valerian and Gallienus(253–260)
Thessalonica(254)
Thermopylae(254)
Dura-Europos(256)
Gothic invasion (256–257)
Invasion of Shapur (258)
Invasion of the Alemanni (258–260 approx)
Mediolanum(259)
Scythian invasion (259–260)
Edessa(260)
Reign of Gallienus(260–268)
Caesarea(260)
Usurpation of Ingenuus(260)
Usurpation of Regalianus(260)
Usurpation of Macrianus Major(c.259–261)
Gallic Empire(260–274)
Death of Saloninus(260)
Roxolani Invasion of Pannonia(260)
Campaigns of Odaenathus(260–267)
Usurpation of Quietus(261)
Usurpation of Balista(261)
Usurpation of Valens Thessalonicus(261)
Usurpation of Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi(261)
Usurpation of Macrianus Minor(261)
Pannonian Rebellion(261)
Usurpation of Mussius Aemilianus(261–262)
Postumus' Campaign against the Franks(262)
Postumus' Campaign against the Alamanni(263)
Ctesiphon(263)
Scythian Invasion(265–266)
Assassination of Odaenathus(267)
Usurpation of Maeonius(266–267)
Scythian Invasion(267–269)
Heruli Raids(267)
Athens(267)
Usurpation of Acilius Aureolus(268)
Reign of Claudius Gothicus(268–270)
Usurpation of Laelianus(269)
Reign of Marcus Aurelius Marius(269)
Augustodunum Haeduorum
Naissus(268/269)
Lake Benacus(268 or 269)
Capture of Athens(269)
Palmyrene Empire(270–273)
Bostra(270)
Palmyrene invasion of Egypt(270)
Vandal Invasion(270)
Reign of Aurelian(270–275)
Usurpation of Victorinus Junior(271)
Junthungi Invasion(271)
Domitian II(271)
Tetricus I & Tetricus II(271–274)
Rebellion of Felicissimus(270s)
Placentia(271)
Fano(271)
Pavia(271)
Tyana(272)
Immae(272)
Emesa(272)
Razing of Palmyra(273)
Usurpation of Faustinus(c.273)
Châlons(274)
Reign of Tacitus(275-276)
Gothic Invasion(276-277)
Reign of Probus(276-282)
Vandal Invasion(276-278)
Sarmatian Invasion(278)
Usurpation of Bonosus & Proculus(280)
Usurpation of Julius Saturninus(280)
Reign of Carus(282-283)
Carus' invasion of the Sasanian Empire(283)
Reign of Carinus(283-285)
Usurpation of Julian of Pannonia(284-285)
Margum(285)
Zenobia of Palmyra
The sack of Bostra occurred around the spring of 270 AD when Queen Zenobia of Palmyra sent her general, Zabdas, to Bostra, the capital of Arabia Petraea, to subjugate the Tanukhids who were challenging Palmyrene authority.[1]
The sack marked the beginning of Zenobia's military operations to consolidate Palmyrene authority over the Roman east. During the sack, the governor of Arabia Petraea at the time, a certain Trassus, attempted to confront the Palmyrenes but was defeated and killed,[2] while the city was sacked and the Legio III Cyrenaica's revered shrine, the temple of Zeus Hammon, was destroyed.[2]
The sack of the city was shortly followed by the subjugation of Arabia and Judea, and later a full invasion of Egypt, and is the first in the string of events which ended in open rebellion against the Roman Empire and the declaration of an independent Palmyrene Empire.
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