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Byzantine-Sasanian War of 602-628

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The Byzantine-Sasanian War of 602-628, also called the Last Great War of Antiquity, was fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Sasanian Empire and was the final and most devastating conflict of the centuries-long Roman-Persian wars. The war ended in a Byzantine victory that restored the status quo ante bellum, but the exhaustion of both empires left them vulnerable to the Muslim conquests that followed within a decade.

Facts
Start Year
602 1
End Year
628 1
Combatants
The Byzantine Empire, supported by the Ghassanids and others, against the Sasanian Empire, supported by Sasanian Iberia, the Lakhmids and others 1
Outcome
Byzantine victory; status quo ante bellum, with territory restored to its pre-war boundaries 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Byzantine-Sasanian War of 602-628
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The Byzantine-Sasanian War of 602-628, also called the Last Great War of Antiquity, was fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Sasanian Empire. It was the final and most devastating conflict of the Roman-Persian wars (54 BC - AD 628).
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1. Wikipedia: Byzantine-Sasanian War of 602-628
Infobox: Date
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c. 602-628
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1. Wikipedia: Byzantine-Sasanian War of 602-628
Infobox: Belligerents
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Byzantine Empire (supported by Ghassanids, Western Turkic Khaganate, Hephthalites, Nobatia) ... Sasanian Empire (supported by Sasanian Iberia, Jewish rebels, Lakhmids, Avars, Sclaveni, Makuria, Eastern Turkic Khaganate)
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1. Wikipedia: Byzantine-Sasanian War of 602-628
Infobox: Result
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Byzantine victory; Status quo ante bellum (territorial restoration to pre-war boundaries)
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