Eastern Mediterranean 270: Tenagino Probus’ campaign
Tenagino Probus’ campaign
sum 242 Gordian III’s Persian War
11 Feb 244 Death of Gordian III
11 Sep 249 Downfall of Philip the Arab
late 250 Decius’ Gothic War
Aug 253 Battle of Barbalissos
spr 254 Aftermath of Barbalissos
3 Sep 257 Gothic Black Sea Raids
mid 260 Capture of Valerian
11 Sep 260 Thirty Tyrants
spr 261 Defeat of the Macriani
Jan 262 Destruction of the Temple of Artemis
late 262 Memor and Odaenathus
fall 267 Gothic–Herulian Invasion of Greece
spr 268 Battle of Nessos
Apr 270 Sack of Bostra
Oct 270 Palmyrene invasion of Egypt
Nov 270 Tenagino Probus’ campaign
sum 271 Palmyrene invasion of Asia Minor
spr 272 Siege of Tyana
In early November 270 the Roman admiral Tenagino Probus, who had been campaigning against Gothic sea pirates, returned to Alexandria and swiftly ejected the Palmyrene garrison. His reconquest of Egypt was, however, short-lived and he was soon after forced to commit suicide when pro-Palmyrene forces captured his base at Babylon Fortress in a surprise attack.
