A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . 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, seem
A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . 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 assaults with cavalry and elephants, the Persians failed to. Fig. 75. — Silver drachma of Sapor II. (After B. Dorn.) accomplish their object, and had to retire. The war remained longin abeyance, until Julian left Antioch in INIarch, 363, and took thefield. He sent an army down the Tigris to Media, with the pur-pose of effecting a junction with it before Ctesiphon. He him-self marched down the road by the Euphrates, conquered Pirisabora,a provision depot of the Persians, and arrived within three milesof the city of Ctesiphon, which was quickly taken by storm underthe personal lead of Julian and Nevitta, the commander of theGothic troops. The Romans next appeared before Seleucia. APersian army was waiting on the other side of the Tigris ; never-theless, the Romans effected a passage, and won a victory, com-pelling Sapor to negotiate for peace. Julian determined to carrythe conquest farther; but the army which proceeded against Media\\as unsuccessful, and on tli»> marcli toward the no
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