220 - 229 AD: Sassanids Rise, Severans Fall

The Parthian Empire falls to the House of Sassan. A new Persian Empire rises from its corpse, ready to challenge Rome for the right to rule Syria and beyond.

With internal instabilities and aggressive neighbors, Rome would need a strong, stable ruler. Instead they got a teenager.

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