Heraclius Caucasus campaign
| Heraclius' Caucasus campaign | |||||||||
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| Part of the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 | |||||||||
Heraclius' Campaigns against the Sasanians | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Byzantine Empire | Sasanian Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Heraclius |
Khosrow II Shahrbaraz Shahin Shahraplakan | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 24,000 | 70,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown, possibly heavy | 46,000 to 70,000 | ||||||||
Heraclius' Caucasus campaign 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.