Zeugma

Region: West Asia · Coordinates: 37.058, 37.870 · 4 events

Events

YearSourceAccount
53 BCPlutarch's Parallel LivesCrassus marches along the river with seven heavy legions and about 4,000 cavalry
AD 36Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the JewsVitellius and the Parthian king Artabanus meet on a bridge over the Euphrates and make peace
AD 49Tacitus, Annals and HistoriesCassius escorts Meherdates to Zeugma on the Euphrates
AD 218Cassius Dio, Roman HistoryMacrinus's son, passing through Zeugma, was arrested by the centurion Claudius Pollio
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