Shapur I: Rome's Greatest Enemy?
The Ancients

Shapur I: Rome's Greatest Enemy?

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 9, 202658 min

Few rulers humbled Rome quite like Shapur I. A King of Kings, he rebuilt the Sasanian Persian Empire, defeated Roman armies and captured Emperor Valerian in one of antiquity's most remarkable military triumphs. In this episode of The Ancients, Tristan Hughes is joined by Eve MacDonald to explore the rise of Shapur the Great. Why did he find so much success against the ancient Roman behemoth? How did he help forge a new Persian superpower on the Empire’s eastern frontier? And is he worthy to stand shoulder to shoulder with the likes of Hannibal, Boudicca, an...

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Just visit historyhit.com slash subscribe. He's one of the most formidable enemies that Rome ever faced. A king of kings who rebuilt a fading empire, found the flames of Rome's 3rd century crisis and achieved what was previously thought unthinkable.

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