 The Battle of Barbalissos was fought between the Sassanid Persians and Romans at Barbalissos, an old Roman town near Aleppo in modern-day Syria and close to the Euphrates River.The battle was fought in 252 when Shapur I (239-270 CE), King of the Sassanian Empire and son of Ardashir I, led his army from the Euphrates River and met with a Roman army 60,000 strong of legionaries, archers, and Roman cavalry.Although the number of forces of Sassanid Persians are unclear, through tactics and use of strategy Shapur I managed to win the battle and open a way through the Syrian cities and castles.