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The Roman Eastern Frontier and the PersianWars (AD 226±363)The Roman Eastern Frontierand the Persian Wars (AD226±363)A Documentary piled and edited byMichael and New YorkFirst published 1991by Routledge11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EESimultaneously published in the USA and Canadaby Routledge29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001Paperback edition 1994Reprinted 1995, 2000, 2001 and 2002Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis GroupThis edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005.“To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooksplease go to ..”? 1991, 1994 Michael and Samuel rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic,mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in anyinformation storage or retrieval system, withoutpermission in writing from the Library Cataloguing in Publication DataThe Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars(AD 226–363): a documentary . Roman Empire 284–395I. Dodgeon, Michael H. II. Lieu, Samuel ?.08Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication DataThe Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars(AD 226–363): a documentary piled andedited by Michael and Samuel . : . Rome—Military relations—Iran. 2. Iran—Military relations—Rome. 3. Rome—History—Empire, 30 BC–476 AD. 4. Iran—History—To 640. I. Dodgeon, Michael H. II. 1991937?.08–dc20 90–10376ISBN 0-203-42534-0 Master e-book ISBNISBN 0-203-73358-4 (Adobe eReader Format)ISBN 0-415-10317-7 (Print Edition)ContentsList of mapsviNotes on the sourcesviiList of abbreviationsxiiiForewordxviiAcknowledgementsxxIntroduction1Part I:( 226±352)1The Rise of the Sassanians82The Persian expedition of Gordian III (the `firstcampai