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Geographically at least that's more an extension of the Persian empire than Rome.
by bpodgursky 5y ago
Geographically at least that's more an extension of the Persian empire than Rome.
- Ericson2314 5y agoI disagree. Yes, Mesopotamia was usually controlled by the Parthians or Sassanids, but everywhere else was squarely Roman sphere of influence. And they never controlled Persia proper. That would be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safavid_Iran https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safavid_Iran. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder_empires https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder_empires for a fairly stable rough division of geography both before and after they period too.