Following the victory in Antioch , Shahrbaraz conquered Conquering Caesarea Maritima , the administrative capital of the province .

By this time the grand inner harbor had silted up and was useless , however the Emperor Anastasius had reconstructed Recovering the outer harbor and Caesarea remained an important maritime city , providing Giving the Persian Empire with access Having_or_lacking_access to the Mediterranean Sea .

Despite the successful retreat Escaping back to Syria , the Persians did keep Temporary_stay Caesarea ( modern Kayseri ) and the key Armenian fortresses of Theodosiopolis ( modern Erzurum ) and Martyropolis .