page_title: Battle of Satala (298)
section_title: Aftermath
hierarchical_section_title: Battle of Satala (298) / Aftermath
caption_attribution_description: English: Coin of Narseh.
context_page_description: The Battle of Satala was fought in 298, in Armenia, between the forces of the Roman Empire under the Tetrarch Galerius and the forces of the Sasanian Empire of Persia led by Shah Narseh. The battle was an overwhelming victory for the Roman army, with the Persian army destroyed as a fighting force. The Romans obtained an enormous amount of plunder from the defeated Persians, and captured Narseh's principal wife. The campaign concluded with a very favourable peace treaty for Rome, with Persia ceding considerable territory.
context_section_description: The battle was followed by the Treaty of Nisibis, highly advantageous to Rome. It ended the Roman–Sasanian war; Tiridates was restored to his throne in Armenia as a Roman vassal, and the Georgian Kingdom of Iberia was acknowledged as also falling under Roman authority. Rome itself received a part of Upper Mesopotamia that extended even beyond the Tigris - including the cities of Tigranokert, Saird, Martyropolis, Balalesa, Moxos, Daudia, and Arzan. Peace was thus assured for some decades until its collapse with the military resurgence of Persia under Shapur II in the 330s.
  The Romans celebrated their victory by commemorative medallions and coin issues. In 304 Galerius had a triumphal arch (Arch of Galerius) erected in Thessalonica.
caption: Image of King Narseh on a coin minted during his reign
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