A woman whose husband belonged to the artillery...atttended with her husband at the piece the whole time. While in the act of reaching a cartridge and having one of her feet as far before the other as she could step, a cannon shot from the enemy passed directly between her legswithout doing any more damage than carrying away all of the lower part of her petticoat. Looking at it with apparent unconcern, she...continued with her work.

The above account comes from the memoirs of Joseph...

Though by not means a comprehensive list of every armed encounter between the armies of the Imperium Romanum and the domain of the King of Kings of Iran and Non-Iran, this thread will examine some of the primary battles between ancient Rome and Sassanid Persia, spanning the 3rd and 4th Centuries. I may write a second post concerning the 5th - 7th Century period, if any interest is shown.


Battle of Ctesiphon, 233 CE
Roman Commander: unknown
Persian Commander: unknown,...

In 390 CE the Roman Empire was a far cry from the Empire of Augustus, or Trajan, or even Diocletian. The division between the Western and Eastern Empires - currently ruled by Valentinian II and Theodosius I, respectively - was on the brink of becoming permanent. Christianity, an Eastern cult that had only achieved Imperial recognition in 312, was now the 'state religion' of Rome; nominal adherence to Orthodox Christianity was virtually essential for anyone seeking prominence in the Empire.
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Year of Six Emperors

When word reached Rome of the defeat of the Gordians and Capellianus’ brutal occupation of Africa, the Senate found itself in a terrifying position – in revolt against the current Emperor, without a choice of Emperor of their own. They chose two of the most distinguished members of the twenty-man council that had been ruling in the name of the Gordians, Pupienus and Balbinus, to rule and lead the opposition to Maximinus. Both of these men were accomplished administrators...

In 235 CE, the last of Rome's Severan emperors was savagely murdered by a military officer named Maximinus Thrax. The son of a barbarian peasant and a Thracian provincial, Maximinus spent almost his entire reign on campaign against Germanic and Sarmatian tribes on the Danube. He bears the unique distinction of being the first Roman emperor to personally fight in battle, but he governed much like he fought - with simple-minded brutality.

By 238, the people of the Roman Empire were sick...