AT a meeting of the Section of the History of Medicine of the Royal Society of Medicine on November 2, Dr. Cyril Elgood gave an interesting account of Jundhi Shapur, which was famous as the site ...

Comments. 2 comments; 1. At 20:34 on 7 June 2010, osutora wrote:. Steady on, Tom! This is actually the third, not the "second great ancient empire that is founded in the land of Iran".

Shapur I, the Sasanian King of Persia, captured the Roman Emperor Valerian after the Battle of Edessa, which took place in Edessa (now the Turkish city of Urfa) in 260. This event is considered a ...