Analyze the Sasanian Persian Empire (224-651 CE) — the LAST of the great pre-Islamic Iranian empires — Shapur I (r. 240-270 CE), Khosrow I Anushiruwan (r. 531-579 CE), Zoroastrian state religion, the Naqsh-e Rostam trilingual inscription, and the Roman-Sasanian world-system — per Touraj Daryaee scholarship
Exercise
Difficulty 3
~2 min
hist.g6.s.ex_32
Short Answer
Prompt
Who is the only Roman emperor in history to be captured by an enemy? Who captured him and when?
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Emperor Valerian; captured by Shapur I of Sasanian Persia at Battle of Edessa 260 CE
Hints
- MG-17 Naqsh-e Rostam rock-relief depicts this event.
- The capture happened at the Battle of Edessa 260 CE; commemorated in the Naqsh-e Rostam relief AND the trilingual Res Gestae Divi Saporis inscription.
Misconceptions to watch
- Forgetting this is unique in Roman imperial history
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