Julian left Antioch in March 363 with a large army, intending to threaten Ctesiphon and impose harsh peace terms. Shapur avoided direct engagement, relying on harassment. Julian won a victory outside Ctesiphon but found the city impregnable, half his army had not materialized, and Shapur's main force was approaching — forcing a disastrous retreat.
Also known as: Persians
What each episode says
Episode 4 (3 mentions)
“border, the Sarmatians, Ostrogoths, and especially the Persians.”
“in 479 BC to commemorate their victory over the Persians.”
“In the early months of 337, he prepared a campaign against the Persians, but, feeling”
Episode 5 (3 mentions)
Julian left Antioch in March 363 with a large army, intending to threaten Ctesiphon and impose harsh peace terms. Shapur avoided direct engagement, relying on harassment. Julian won a victory outside Ctesiphon but found the city impregnable, half his army had not materialized, and Shapur's main force was approaching — forcing a disastrous retreat.
“Worse, since his father's reign the Persians had been raiding Roman territory with increasing”
“One eyewitness tells us that 2,500 Persians were killed, at a cost of only 70 Romans.”
“The full retreat began, constantly harassed by Persians, and plagued by the heat, and”
Episode 8 (1 mention)
“Africa revolted, the Persians ravaged Roman territory, and control of Italy completely”
Episode 9 (1 mention)
“Even worse, the Persians, having recovered from the plague in 544, launched an invasion”
Episode 10 (20 mentions)
“Greece fell to the Slavs, Thrace fell to the Avars, then most devastating of all, the Persians”
“The victorious army pushed on to Testaphon, the ancient capital of the Persians, but paused”
“The city representatives arrived to find the Avars already hosting three Persians, allowing”
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