Shapur II Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Shapur II, based on 11 World History Database records associated with Persia.

11 records309–37110 events3 places

Chronological biography

309

Succession309

House / House of Sasan · Shah

Succeeds as Shah of Persia

359

Capture of Amida359

Warfare / Rome War · Shah · Amida

Shapur II captures Amida, latter day Diyarbekir in Turkey

363

Peace Treaty363

Warfare / Rome War · Shah

Jovian accepts Shapur IIs offer of peace, 5 border provinces are restored to Persia

Invasion of Persia5 March 363

Warfare / Rome War · Shah

Julian the Apostate invades Persia

Invasion of Persia5 March 363

Warfare / Rome War · Shah · Ctesiphon

Julian the Apostate reaches the Persian capital Ctesiphon

Battle of Ctesiphon29 May 363

Warfare / Rome War · Shah · Ctesiphon

2,500 Persians are killed to the cost of 70 Roman lives

Siege of Ctesiphon16 June 363

Warfare / Rome War · Shah · Ctesiphon

Julian the Apostate calls off the siege of Ctesiphon

Death of Shapur II26 June 363

Warfare / Rome War · Shah · Samarra

Death of Julian the Apostate, in a skirmish retreating from Ctesiphon

371

Arrest of Arshak II371

Warfare / Rome War · Shah

Arrests the Armenian King & reduces him to suicide

Rule of Armenia371

Warfare / Rome War · Shah

Reduces Armenia to a Persian satellite

Suicide371

Warfare / Rome War · Shah

Arrests the Armenian King & reduces him to suicide

Titles and roles

Shah

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.