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171:. The two rulers would recognize once again each other as equal and pledged mutual assistance. Khosrau initially refused to hand back the two Lazic forts, while demanding the return of the two other forts the Byzantines had captured in Persian Armenia. Justinian at first agreed, but soon changed his mind, causing the agreement to be broken off. In summer 532, however, a new embassy by Hermogenes and Rufinus managed to persuade Khosrau for a full exchange of the occupied forts, as well as for allowing the exiled Iberian rebels to either remain in the Byzantine Empire or return unmolested to their homes. 68: 186:, the defenses of the East were neglected. This presented a golden opportunity for Khosrau, who, urged by Gothic envoys and anxious to fill his depleted state coffers with booty, began a 83:
against the Persians in 524/5, had been largely indecisive: the Persians swiftly crushed the revolt, but were unable to make any gains in Byzantine territory except for two forts,
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in 531. Throughout these conflicts, periods of truce and negotiations were interspersed with campaigns, but these had led to no concrete results.
380: 385: 405: 351: 323: 178:'s two great powers. During that time, however, as Justinian focused his energy and resources in his wars of reconquest 51:(527–531) between the two powers. It heralded a period of relatively cordial relations, but lasted only until 540, when 302: 127:(r. 531–579), the situation changed: Khosrau's domestic position was insecure, while on the Byzantine side, Emperor 390: 144: 95:. The Byzantines had recovered from some early reversals to inflict two major defeats on the Persians in 530 at 375: 400: 343:
Prokop und die Perser: Untersuchungen zu den römisch-sasanidischen Kontakten in der ausgehenden Spätantike
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The next few years were marked by a remarkably cordial atmosphere and cooperation between the
415: 395: 132: 108: 67: 8: 410: 164: 347: 319: 298: 297:. New York, New York and London, United Kingdom: Routledge (Taylor & Francis). 159: 80: 36: 103:. In their aftermath, they gained the two border forts of Bolum and Pharangium in 313: 292: 40: 96: 28: 364: 153:(11,000 pounds) of gold, ostensibly as a contribution to the defence of the 370: 179: 136: 44: 346:. Stuttgart, Germany: Franz Steiner Verlag. pp. 299–307 and 326–332. 175: 128: 104: 76: 48: 116: 123:(r. 488–531) in late 531, however, and the accession of his third son 294:
The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars (Part II, 363–630 AD)
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passes against the barbarians living beyond, and the base of the
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than in pursuing war against Persia. The Byzantine envoys
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The Roman-Persian frontier in the 4th to 7th centuries
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532 treaty between the Byzantine and Sasanian Empires
79:, which had been provoked by the uprising of the 362: 315:The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Justinian 291:Greatrex, Geoffrey; Lieu, Samuel N. C. (2002). 290: 275: 263: 236: 221: 47:of indefinite duration, which concluded the 163:would be withdrawn from the fortress of 66: 363: 247: 245: 232: 230: 339: 311: 251: 242: 227: 13: 333: 14: 427: 381:Treaties of the Byzantine Empire 386:Treaties of the Sasanian Empire 107:, but were in turn defeated at 269: 257: 215: 199: 114:With the death of the Persian 1: 193: 37:East Roman (Byzantine) Empire 35:), signed in 532 between the 406:530s in the Byzantine Empire 55:resumed over the control of 7: 312:Maas, Michael, ed. (2005). 10: 432: 284: 184:in Italy against the Goths 62: 32: 276:Greatrex & Lieu 2002 264:Greatrex & Lieu 2002 237:Greatrex & Lieu 2002 222:Greatrex & Lieu 2002 25:Treaty of Eternal Peace 340:Börm, Henning (2007). 72: 70: 376:6th-century treaties 401:6th century in Iran 391:Roman–Sasanian Wars 180:against the Vandals 278:, pp. 97–102. 73: 353:978-3-515-09052-0 325:978-0-521-81746-2 266:, pp. 96–97. 224:, pp. 82–96. 423: 357: 329: 308: 279: 273: 267: 261: 255: 249: 240: 234: 225: 219: 213: 203: 160:dux Mesopotamiae 34: 33:ἀπέραντος εἰρήνη 431: 430: 426: 425: 424: 422: 421: 420: 361: 360: 354: 336: 334:Further reading 326: 305: 287: 282: 274: 270: 262: 258: 250: 243: 235: 228: 220: 216: 204: 200: 196: 190:in summer 540. 167:to the city of 65: 41:Sassanid Persia 21:Perpetual Peace 17: 12: 11: 5: 429: 419: 418: 413: 408: 403: 398: 393: 388: 383: 378: 373: 359: 358: 352: 335: 332: 331: 330: 324: 309: 303: 286: 283: 281: 280: 268: 256: 254:, p. 488. 241: 226: 214: 197: 195: 192: 64: 61: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 428: 417: 414: 412: 409: 407: 404: 402: 399: 397: 394: 392: 389: 387: 384: 382: 379: 377: 374: 372: 369: 368: 366: 355: 349: 345: 344: 338: 337: 327: 321: 317: 316: 310: 306: 304:0-415-14687-9 300: 296: 295: 289: 288: 277: 272: 265: 260: 253: 248: 246: 239:, p. 96. 238: 233: 231: 223: 218: 211: 207: 202: 198: 191: 189: 185: 181: 177: 172: 170: 166: 162: 161: 156: 152: 151: 146: 142: 138: 134: 130: 126: 122: 119: 118: 112: 110: 106: 102: 98: 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 69: 60: 58: 54: 50: 46: 42: 38: 30: 26: 22: 342: 314: 293: 271: 259: 217: 209: 201: 173: 158: 148: 137:Roman Empire 133:western half 115: 113: 74: 45:peace treaty 24: 20: 18: 416:Iberian War 396:Justinian I 210:Persian War 176:Middle East 169:Constantina 129:Justinian I 105:Persarmenia 77:Iberian War 53:hostilities 49:Iberian War 365:Categories 212:, 1.22.17. 194:References 150:centenaria 145:Hermogenes 117:shahanshah 109:Callinicum 411:Khosrow I 252:Maas 2005 206:Procopius 125:Khosrau I 89:Sarapanis 155:Caucasus 121:Kavadh I 81:Iberians 43:, was a 285:Sources 188:new war 141:Rufinus 135:of the 63:History 23:or the 350:  322:  301:  101:Satala 93:Lazica 85:Scanda 57:Lazica 91:, in 29:Greek 348:ISBN 320:ISBN 299:ISBN 182:and 165:Dara 99:and 97:Dara 87:and 75:The 39:and 19:The 371:532 367:: 244:^ 229:^ 208:. 143:, 59:. 31:: 356:. 328:. 307:. 27:(

Index

Greek
East Roman (Byzantine) Empire
Sassanid Persia
peace treaty
Iberian War
hostilities
Lazica

Iberian War
Iberians
Scanda
Sarapanis
Lazica
Dara
Satala
Persarmenia
Callinicum
shahanshah
Kavadh I
Khosrau I
Justinian I
western half
Roman Empire
Rufinus
Hermogenes
centenaria
Caucasus
dux Mesopotamiae
Dara
Constantina

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