shapur

I've been reading about the Roman-Persian wars of the third century, and I thought I'd share some information on an interesting topic. The young emperor Gordian III (r. 238-244) died while on campaign against the Persian Shahanshah Shapur I (r. 240-272). Fourth-century and later Roman sources...

What if they faced each other in a hypothetical battle somewhere in modern Pakistan. Who would have what resources and advantages? Would it be a close affair and who would win? Both were the pioneers of Zorastrianism and Hinduism as rulers. How would this matchup be? Give reasons and detailed...

This is another matchup that I thought looked good, how do people feel they compare in different areas-politically, militarily, etc? They lived in different time periods so never met face to face unfortunately.

The rise of the Sassanid Persian dynasty in Iran during the early 3rd century CE proved to be one of the reasons behind the Roman Crisis of the Third Century, because unlike their Parthian Arsacid predecessors, the Persians adopted a much more aggressive attitude toward Rome, invading Roman...

During one of the battles fought between the Persians and Romans in the 3rd century CE, a certain Roman commander allegedly managed to capture the Persian royal harem in the confusion. This commander was either Balista or Odaenathus, there's a lack of census here. This incident is apparently...

The name of the founder of Bulgarian state - Asparukh can be seen in the inscription of Shapur I under the form Asporik. The concerned Asporik, son of Asporik is listed among the important persons for whom must be made offerings and who lived under the reign of Papak the grandfather of Shapur I...

For the ancient Greeks and Romans, there were many kinds of 'barbarian'. But none seemed to haunt the Classical psyche more than the Persian. Very likely, this is because the Persian civilization was hardly 'barbarian' at all, and under the Akhaemenids the Persians had come close to making...

I've just stumbled upon these forums whilst doing a little research for fiction I'm writing, and I can already see myself getting sucked into some of the threads I've glanced at. I'm in need of a little help with specifics on Persian amour and military tactics in the time of Shapur I, 3rd...