Heraclius' Caucasus campaign | |||||||||
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Part of the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 | |||||||||
Heraclius' Campaigns against the Sassanids | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Byzantine Empire | Sasanian Empire | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Heraclius |
Khosrow II Shahrbaraz Shahin Shahraplakan | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
24,000[a] | 70,000[b] | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Unknown, possibility heavy[3] | 46,000 to 70,000 |
Heraclius' Caucasus campaign[c] was an invasion of the Byzantine army into the Caucasus, which belonged to the Sassanids at that time, took place in the period from 624 to 625, as a result, the Greeks captured the Transcaucasia.
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