The Sasanich Emperor's Decision to End the Roman War

Julian had gone out looking for victory for victory's sake, and the army instead returned with nothing to show for it. Shippur clearly did not think he held the lives of the Romans in the palm of his hand, otherwise the terms would have been even harsher. If Jovian had decided to keep on fighting, it is very possible that the fortunes of war could have turned this all from a Roman debacle into a Roman victory.