Julian's Persian expedition
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Julian's Persian expedition took place from March to July 363 AD. It was the final military campaign to be undertaken by Roman emperor Julian, who died in battle at Samarra. The Roman Empire fought ag
The body of Julian, killed in battle, is trampled on by King Shapur II in a relief from Taq-e-Bostan.
The Roman road from Antioch to Chalcis and Aleppo, the first stage of Julian's expedition
9th-century painting of Julian near Ctesiphon
The death of Julian
Roman–Persian wars
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The Roman–Persian wars, also called the Roman–Iranian wars, took place between the Greco-Roman world and the Iranian world, beginning with the Roman Republic and the Parthian Empire in 54 BC and endin
Julian's Persian expedition
…Julian's Persian expedition Part of the Roman–Persian Wars The body of Julian, killed in battle, is trampled on by King Shapur II in a relief from Taq-e-Bostan. Date March–July 363 AD Location Mesopotamia…
Rome, Parthia, and Seleucid Empire in 200 BC. Soon both the Romans and the Parthians would invade the Seleucid-held territories and become the strongest states in western Asia.
The Nisa helmeted warrior, a Hellenistic figure or deity, from the Parthian royal residence and necropolis of Nisa, Turkmenistan, 2nd century BC
Parthia, its subkingdoms, and neighbors in 1 AD
Reliefs depicting war with Parthia on the Arch of Septimius Severus, built to commemorate the Roman victories