A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . ed of five provinces. Griefat the loss caused the old kingsdeath. At Shapur there is a reliefwhich, like the others, representstwo men on horseback, one ofwhom, Ahura Mazda, presents theother, Narses, a wreath. The in-scription is important because,contrary to the usual tradition, it designates him as the son of seal of a high official shows the image of a king, which instantlyattracts attention by its resemblance to the heads of Narses shownupon his coins (Fig. 74). The inscription of this work
A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . ed of five provinces. Griefat the loss caused the old kingsdeath. At Shapur there is a reliefwhich, like the others, representstwo men on horseback, one ofwhom, Ahura Mazda, presents theother, Narses, a wreath. The in-scription is important because,contrary to the usual tradition, it designates him as the son of seal of a high official shows the image of a king, which instantlyattracts attention by its resemblance to the heads of Narses shownupon his coins (Fig. 74). The inscription of this work of artreads : The orthodox Shapur (Sapor), master of the storehousesof Iran. The kings image here has the same significance as na-tional coats-of-arms on official seals. The last of these somewhat inglorious rulers in the Sassanian dy-nasty was Horraizdas II., a son of Narses. He reigned from 302 until309. He had many sons, and was succeeded by one of them namedAdhar-narseh, who was quickly deposed on account of his he was put to death. Another son had his eyes put. Fif4. 74. — Seal of an official. Lon-don, British Museum. SAPOR If. 2{)i) out; a third was thrown into prison. Horraizdas had a second wife ;and she, apparently with the concurrence of the nobility, placed herson Sapor II. upon the throne, though he was a posthumous vigorous reign lasted seventy years, or from 309 to 379 (). Ilis chief endeavors were directed toward getting Mesopo-tamia from the control of the Romans, for which the death ofConstantine the Great, on the 22d of May, 337, seemed to afforda favorable opportunity. But the Roman fortress of Nisibis twicewithstood his impetuous attacks, and in 347 he was obliged toagree to an armistice. In the following year he captured Singara;and in 350 he appeared with a great army before Nisibis, whichwas compelled to endure a four months siege. In spite of thebreach effected by damming the river Mygdonius, and in spite ofrepeated a
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