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Shapur I: Rome's Greatest Enemy?

The Ancients by History Hit

Aug 9, 202658:15Society & Culture

Few rulers humbled Rome quite like Shapur I. A King of Kings, he rebuilt the Sasanian Persian Empire, defeated Roman armies and captured Emperor Valerian in one of antiquity's most remarkable military triumphs. In this e...

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