ISBN: 978-83-7051-894-3
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Ilkka Syvänne, Katarzyna Maksymiuk, The Military History of the Third Century Iran, Siedlce 2018




1.  INTRODUCTION
2. THE PARTHIAN BACKGROUND
3. THE REIGN OF ARDASIR I (ca. 224-240/242)
3.1. The rise and revolt of Pabag and the early of years of Ardasir, ca. 211-216
3.2. Ardasir takes the torch in ca.216-224
3.3. Ardavan Reacts
3.4. The Battle of Hormzdagan on April 28, 224
3.5. Ardasir I consolidates his position
3.6. Ardasir I's organization of the Empire
3.7. Ardasir I the "Achaemenid": the War against Rome and other campaigns 230-240
3.8. Ardasir I the Founding Father of the Sasanian Iran
4. SAPURI OF THE HOSTS (ca. 240/242-272)
4.1. Sapur I's First War against Rome:
Gordian III Invades Iran in 242-244
4.2. Sapur I's Eastern Anabasis in ca. 243-249
4.3. Sapur I's Second War against Rome in ca. 253-256
4.4. The Roman counter-attack and the Armenian question in ca. 253-257/8
4.5. Sapur's Third War against Rome in ca. 259-270
4.6. Sapur as sdhdnsdh and Military leader
5. HORMOZD (ca. 272-273)
6. BAHRAMI (273-276)
7. BAHRAM II (276-293)
8. BAHRAM III (293)
9. NARSEH (293-302)
10. EPILOGUE
APPENDIX: Select passages from sources
BIBLIOGRAPHY