It has been said that the greatest enemy of Rome was Rome itself, and this is certainly true of the period known as the Crisis of the Third Century (also known as the Imperial Crisis, 235-284). #History #Zenobia #ShapurI #RomanWarfare #RomanEmpire #RomanArmy #Postumus #Cniva #BattleOfAbritus #BarracksEmperors #Aurelian #ArdashirI #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-1145-en/

Ardashir I (l. https://www.worldhistory.org/Ardashir_I/ #History #ArdashirI #Avesta #Ctesiphon

The Avesta is the scripture of Zoroastrianism which developed from an oral tradition founded by the prophet Zoroaster (Zarathustra, Zartosht) sometime between c. https://www.worldhistory.org/Avesta/ #History #AhuraMazda #AncientPersianReligion #ArdashirI

The Sasanian Empire (224-651 CE, also given as Sassanian, Sasanid or Sassanid) was the last pre-Islamic Persian empire, established in 224 CE by Ardeshir I, son of Papak, descendant of Sasan. https://www.worldhistory.org/Sasanian_Empire/ #History #AhuraMazda #AncientPersianArtandArchitecture #ArdashirI

Ardashir I (l. https://www.worldhistory.org/Ardashir_I/ #History #ArdashirI #Avesta #Ctesiphon

Ardashir I (l. c. 180-241 CE, r. 224-240 CE) was the founder of the Persian Sassanian Empire (224-651 CE) and father of the great Sassanian king Shapur I (r. 240-270 CE). He is also known as Ardashir I Babakan, Ardeshir I, Ardashir the Unifier, and Ardashir Papakan.https://www.worldhistory.org/Ardashir_I/ #ArdashirI #Avesta #Ctesiphon #History