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I would question that notion. Sassanians were quite capable. In fact, some Iranian historians consider them superior to Hakhamaneshian. I wonder if there persi
by eternalban 7y ago
I would question that notion. Sassanians were quite capable. In fact, some Iranian historians consider them superior to Hakhamaneshian.
I wonder if there persists a desire to forget about the Battle of Edessa?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Edessa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Edessa
- swasheck 7y agosassanians were very capable, to be sure and, to be fair, though the article doesn't really specify the date, edessa and valerian were centuries later in rome's history, near the tail-end of the unified empire (30-ish years before diocletian). so i'm not sure there's a desire to forget about the battle of edessa, or the skinning of valerian - it's in the history, but the tone of the article seems to be regarding the threats to the emerging and established empire and not the crumbling one.
- eternalban 7y agoFair points all around. (I thought the skinning bit was debated?)
- swasheck 7y agoyou're absolutely correct. my apologies.