At this site, a governor of Syria who tried to usurp the throne following the death of Pertinax was routed.  In addition to that defeat of Pescennius Niger, this was the site of a 1266 battle at which King Hethum I of Armenia was defeated by Baibars.  Another battle fought here saw the defeat of Chosroes at the hands of Heraclius, though it is more famous for an earlier engagement fought near the river Pinarus, at which the winning army advanced through the Pillar of Jonah and a force led by Par
At this site, a governor of Syria who tried to usurp the throne following the death of Pertinax was routed.  In addition to that defeat of Pescennius Niger, this was the site of a 1266 battle at which King Hethum I of Armenia was defeated by Baibars.  Another battle fought here saw the defeat of Chosroes at the hands of Heraclius, though it is more famous for an earlier engagement fought near the river Pinarus, at which the winning army advanced through the Pillar of Jonah and a force led by Parmenion held out long enough to allow the Companion Cavalry to rout their foe.  FTP, name this town in modern-day Turkey, the site of a 333 BC battle at which the Persians of Darius III were defeated by Alexander the Great.
At this site, a governor of Syria who tried to usurp the throne following the death of Pertinax was routed.  
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