Shapur I256
Sasanian forces under Shapur I captured Dura-Europos on the Euphrates frontier, and the Roman stronghold never recovered from the destruction.
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Sasanian forces under Shapur I captured Dura-Europos on the Euphrates frontier, and the Roman stronghold never recovered from the destruction.
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