The capture Hatrā in light of military and political activities of Ardašīr I

• Authors: MAKSYMIUK Katarzyma
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Hatrā was a city in Upper Mesopotamia which gained strategic importance in Irano-Roman border zone in 2nd century AD and managed to successfully resist the attempts of capturing by the Roman army. Power shift in Iran which resulted in taking over of Iranian throne by Ardašīr I (224-242) changed the situation of Hatrā. Below considerations are an attempt to analyze economic, political and first of all military factors which allowed capturing the city in 240/241 by the Sasanian army.

Keywords

EN

Sasanians; Ardašīr; Arabs; Roman Empire; Persian Gulf; Wars; Hatra

• Publisher: Instytut Historii Uniwersytet w Siedlcach
• Journal: Historia i Świat
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 89-95

Dates

published

2017

Contributors

author

MAKSYMIUK Katarzyma

• Instytut Historii i Stosunków Międzynarodowych Wydział Humanistyczny Uniwersytet Przyrodniczo-Humanistyczny w Siedlcach

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