Shapur I's Ka'ba-ye Zartosht inscription, also referred to as The Great Inscription of Shapur I, and Res Gestae Divi Saporis, is a trilingual inscription made during the reign of the Sasanian Shah Sha
Ka'ba-ye Zartosht
The inscriptions
Gordian III
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Gordian III was Roman emperor from 238 to 244. At the age of 13, he became the second-youngest sole emperor of the united Roman Empire. Gordian was the son of Maecia Faustina and her husband Junius Ba
Shapur I's inscription at the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht
…the mountains of Tashkent (Chach), and on the other side of the sea, Oman (i.e. Mazonshahr). In the inscription, Shapur I mentions his victories over Gordian III, Philip the Arab and Valerian. He relates that Gordian departed from Antioch and was killed in a decisive battle at Misiche in 242/4 on the border of…
Bust in the Louvre
Silver Antoninianus of Gordian III, mint of Rome, 238–239 AD; Obverse: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right; Reverse: VIRTVS AVG, Virtus standing facing in military dress, head left, with shield and spear; Reference: RIC 6, RSC 381