Roman Emperor Valerian kneeling at the feet of Shapur I, the powerful Sassanid king

During the time of Shapur I ( 239 to 270 AD ) Sassanid king, three Roman emperors attacked Iran . One was young Gardianus who was killed in 242 AD . The other was Philip the Arab, who was forced to surrender to Shapur and agreed to pay an annual ransom to Iran for the repeated attacks he had made there and the damages he had caused. .

The third was Valerian, who was captured by the Persians in 242 AD with 70 thousand soldiers and Roman emirs and senators . Shapur carved this great victory in several places to serve as a lesson for future generations . Shapur says in an inscription written in Zoroastrian Kaaba in three languages : ” Valerian came to the Iran war with an army consisting of 29 European war groups and 70,000 soldiers . A great war broke out between us and Emperor Valerian around Ella and Edessa .

We captured Valerian with our own hands ! commanders – Governors – We captured Roman senators and officers and transferred them all to Iran . ” This scene of Shapur's victory is one of the most beautiful prominent roles in Iran, which tells about a proud incident and is a source of pride for Iranians. Shapur is wearing a crown that is in the shape of a congress and is wearing an ornate dress, riding on a tanumdi horse, with the flip of the Arab emperor Baj in front of him. The Roman transition is kneeling and bent . The king of Iran stretched out his hand towards him to show his willingness to ransom him . In this role, Philip is shown with a Roman crown and a top on his chest, as if he hastily ran to the horse of the king of Iran and knelt down. . Valerian holds out both his hands in a gesture of forgiveness . The greatness of the king of Iran and his greatness in the crown – Her bracelets and her hairstyle, which is folded and falling on her shoulders, can be clearly seen from the saddle and bridle of her proud horse. . Another emperor can be seen on the other side of Shapur .

that the king of Iran took his wrist as a sign of captivity . Behind the head of the horse of the king of Iran, the image of the great Mobad Kartier can be seen, who is wearing an oval hat decorated with a scissor symbol, and the index finger of his right hand is extended to Shapur as a sign of respect, and he is wearing a necklace decorated with pearls, and a top with There is a pin in front of the chest . This Sassanid engraved inscription is one of the most artistic ancient motifs in Iran, whose clarity, simplicity and beauty easily indicate the greatness and honor of the past kings. .