Khalid moved forward with the mobile guard, took the hard pressed Muslims under his command and redisposed the Muslim army for battle. According to Zosimus, the Judean units, with their clubs, slaughtered the armoured Palmyrene horsemen. [2] The fall of Tyana lent itself to a legend; Aurelian to that point had destroyed every city that resisted him, but he spared Tyana after having a vision of the great philosopher Apollonius of Tyana, whom he respected greatly, in a dream. Here a Roman convoy taking provisions to Qinnasrin and escorted by a small body of soldiers was intercepted and captured by Khalid. The Battle of Emesa was fought in 272 between Roman and Palmyran forces. [5][6], Despite the queen's setback at Immae, she was not defeated yet. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. | The Muslims drove the Byzantine guard back, which forced the Byzantines to withdraw into the fort and close the gates. Most English definitions are provided by WordNet . Aurelian had started a campaign to reconquer the secessionist Palmyrene Empire, led by Vaballathus and his mother Queen Zenobia. What became of Zenobia and her son is unknown, but the fate of her city, Palmyra however, was clearer and certainly more bleak. [5] A short distance back the Muslims reformed their front and held the attack of the Byzantines, but the pressure became increasingly heavy and the danger of a break-through became clearly evident. The Siege of Emesa was laid by the forces of Rashidun Caliphate from December 635 up until March 636. Zenobia retreated into Emesa, but later escaped to Palmyra, having failed to recover the treasure from Emesa. Jan 2014 4,189 Connecticut Jun 18, 2018 #2 It could've been a disaster for Rome, and hastened its fall. The Arabs instead resorted to starving out the Emesans, so Harbees decided to sally out at the start of 636 and kill as many foes as possible. The Byzantine And Early Islamic Near East By Hugh N. Kennedy, Published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Siege_of_Emesa&oldid=945861908, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 16 March 2020, at 16:30. Outside the city stretched a fertile plain, broken only on the west by the Orontes River. Company Information [1] Muslim armies raided many cities in northern Syria, as well as the major towns of Arethusa, Hama, Shaizar, Apamia (known today as Qalaat al-Madiq) and Al Ma'arra (now Maarrat al-Nu'man). He had come to the East willing to show his mercy to the Roman peoples of the area, and had defeated Zenobia at the battle of Immae, near Antioch. Aurelian showed her mercy, and Zenobia was not executed. Aurelian showed her mercy, and Zenobia was not executed. As at Immae, the Palmyrene heavy cavalry (the clibanarii) was superior to the Roman equivalent. The Arabs besieged the city in early December, and Harbees hoped that the Arabs, who were unused to the cold, would not stay for long; he also had a strong defensive position due to the city's advanced fortifications, and the Arabs lacked siege engines. [1] Marcus Aurelius Probus regained Egypt from Palmyra, while the emperor continued his march and reached Tyana. Map of the Roman Empire - Emesa. In 72, Sohaemus supplied troops to the Roman General Lucius Caesennius Paetus who was the head of the Legio VI Ferrata, in the annexation of the Kingdom of Commagene. starman. This led to the Islamic conquest of Emesa, which was … ○ Boggle. In their forts they would be better protected from the cold than the Muslim Arabs, who were not used to intense cold, and with only their tents to give them shelter would suffer severely from the Syrian winter.