Oct 28

Discord between Iranian royal courtiers

This piece of history will be completely edited later          In 310 AD, the exact day of which was later calculated as 28 October, Maxius, the Roman Emperor, whose country was caught in extensive civil problems, discussed a confidential report given by the permanent diplomatic mission of Roma in Ctesiphon, capital of Iran, in the meeting of the members of the Roman Senate and generals. The Roman representative in Ctesiphon had informed of the discord among the Iranian courtiers and had stressed that this was the best time for military attack on Iran and demolition of its power, because it would take some years before the 17 years old king could have control over the state of affairs.     On that day, none of those present in the meeting found it advisable to have a military expedition to the East while the Roman Empire was on the verge of civil war. In spite of this fact Maxius was interested in war with Iran and it was agreed that analysis of reports from Iran would have priority in such meetings. The discord in the Iranian court started after the death of Hormoz II. Some of the government authorities started opposing ‘Azar Nersi’, who was famous for his short temper, and brought about his death and named the second son of Hormoz, who was not yet born, the king of Iran. The civil crisis in Iran ended in 310 AD after Shapour II (Zolaktaf) became 17 years old and the regent was made to resign. In Rome, Constantine won the civil war in 312 AD and the two empires came out of their internal crisis and then started confronting each other, and . . ..          Translation by Rowshan Lohrasbpour (AmordadNews writer)