Episode CXXXVIII - Rise of the Sasanian Empire (Severus Alexander II)
Emperors of Rome
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Sasanian Empire, Sasan Persians, Aquimined Persians
The name of Sasanians actually comes from Ardashia's mythical ancestor, Sassan. So we call them the Sasanian Persians to distinguish them from the Aquimined Persians - Alexander the Great fought against. Did they see themselves as a continuation of that empire? They didn't know, but our sources, Herodian and Cassius Dio, do see that continuation in their writing. Very much so.
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