Sapor
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Sapor is the Greek form of the name Shapur I, a prominent 3rd-century Sasanian king of Persia known for his military campaigns against the Roman Empire.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
SasanianKing
ⓘ
historicalPerson ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Ctesiphon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gundeshapur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Edessa (260) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captured | Valerian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Roman–Persian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | SasanianEmpire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Sasanian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemy | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 3rd century ⓘ |
| expandedInto |
Armenia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Ardashir I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Shapur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWork | Ka'ba-ye Zartosht trilingual inscription NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Roman sources
ⓘ
Sasanian inscriptions ⓘ later Persian historiography ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription |
Middle Persian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parthian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Lady Myrōd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| notableFor |
construction and patronage of cities
ⓘ
defeat and capture of Roman emperor Valerian ⓘ expansion of Sasanian territory ⓘ military campaigns against the Roman Empire ⓘ promotion of Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| opponent |
Gordian III
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philip the Arab NERFINISHED ⓘ Valerian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronage | Mani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ardashir I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignedOver |
Persia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SasanianEmpire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| sameAs | Shapur I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Hormizd I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
King of Kings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shahanshah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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