Fall of Hatra

Siege of Hatra
Part of the Roman-Persian Wars
The ruins of Hatra
Date 240 – April 241 AD Location Hatra, northern Mesopotamia 35°35′17″N 42°43′6″E / 35.58806°N 42.71833°E / 35.58806; 42.71833 Result Sasanian victory Kingdom of Hatra dissolved
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.