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Shapur II
Shapur II: king of Persia, ruling from 309 to 379, member of the Sasanian dynasty.
Main deeds:
- Name: Shapur II
- Beginning of reign: 309 (reportedly crowned as a baby)
- Successor of: Hormizd II
- Campaigns against the Arabs
- 363 War against Rome, defeats Julian the Apostate, concludes treaty with Jovian, regains Roman territory on the east bank of the Tigris and obtains access to Armenia
- Collection of Zoroastrian religious literature (the Avesta)
- Losses in Bactria
- End of reign: 379
- Succeeded by: his brother Ardašir III
Rock Reliefs
(Numbers according to the Vanden Berghe list.)
- Throne relief Naqš-e Rustam (extremely damaged)
- Suppression of a revolt Bishapur
- Investiture relief Taq-e Bostan (defeat of Julianus Apostata)
 Taq-e Bostan, Investiture relief of Shapur II, detail: Shapur |
 Taq-e Bostan, Investiture relief of Shapur II |
 Bishapur, Relief 6, Shapur II |
 Naqš-e Rustam, Damaged relief of Shapur II |
General Literature on Sasanian Persia
- Touraj Daryaee, Sasanian Persia. The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2009)
- Josef Wiesehöfer, Das antike Persien. Von 550 v. Chr. bis 650 n. Chr. (1994)