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88 3 Military confrontations<br />

Fig. 11 The Arch of Galerius in Thessaloniki. Detail from the North-East<br />

(Laubscher, H.P. (1975) Der Reliefschmuck des Galeriusbogens in Thessaloniki: pl. 52)<br />

(DAI-Neg.-Nr. 1 D-DAI-ATH-Thessaloniki 257; by Hermann Wagner)<br />

agreements of the foedus of 298, which from a Persian perspective can be<br />

seen as acceptable (17).<br />

3.2 the fourth century: the conflict escalates<br />

under ˇsāpūr ii (309–79) 61<br />

7: Fighting during the reign of Constantius II (337–61)<br />

Sasanian invasions of Roman territory appear to have resumed before the<br />

reign of Constantine the Great ended. 62 The emperor’s death on 22 May<br />

337 in the middle of his military preparations delayed the outbreak of the<br />

61 For a comprehensive survey of the sources related to Rome’s relations with ˇ Sāpūr II see<br />

Dodgeon and Lieu 1991: 143–274.<br />

62 Scholars are not unanimous regarding the date of the first siege of Nisibis; see Matthews 1989a: 499<br />

n. 15 and Blockley 1989: 470; on the beginning of the war and its causes see Mosig-Walburg 2002:<br />

329–47.

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