Thank you for the amazing historical narrative! I learned a lot, and it was fun to read.And with the former post, this thread has finally come to its end. The events concerning the IV century will be posted on a new thread. Thanks to everyone who has followed it.
Thank you for the amazing historical narrative! I learned a lot, and it was fun to read.
Though it's a bit weird to end 'the rise of the Sassanians' on their first harsh defeat against Rome
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Hmm, well looking at it that way it does make some sense; mind, I still think just before the First Peace of Nisibis would work, on Galerius' defeats or even Diocletian's ascension, but yours works too obviouslyMaybe, but I see it differently, I guess. In my view, this is the end of their “rise”, when the Romans find their footing again and both empires reach a sort of tense "détente" while preparing for a new round of fighting. From the accession of Ardaxsīr I to the throne of Iran until the First Peace of Nisibis, the Sasanians were the aggressive newcomers and the Romans were on the defensive, but this war really was a watershed
Investiture relief of Bahrām I (right) who is receiving the "diadem of power" from Ohrmazd.
