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The Peace of Acilisene was a treaty between the Eastern Roman Empire under Theodosius I and the
The Peace of Acilisene was a treaty between the Eastern Roman Empire under Theodosius I and the Sasanian Empire
The Sasanian () or Sassanid Empire, officially known as the Empire of Iranians (, ) and also referred to by historians as the Neo-Persian Empire, was the History of Iran, last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th-8th cen ...
under Shapur III, which was resolved in 384 and again in 387.
Terms
The treaty, resolved in 384 and later in 387, divided Greater Armenia between the Eastern Roman Empire and theSasanian Empire
The Sasanian () or Sassanid Empire, officially known as the Empire of Iranians (, ) and also referred to by historians as the Neo-Persian Empire, was the History of Iran, last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th-8th cen ...
. The Sassanids received the larger share called Persarmenia, while the Romans retained Sophene and a smaller portion of Armenia (called Lesser Armenia). This also created a new boundary line between the two empires, running from Erzurum to Mush.
Through this treaty, the Eastern Roman Empire finally admitted the loss of the Kingdom of Iberia
In Greco-Roman geography, Iberia (Ancient Greek: ''Iberia''; la, Hiberia) was an exonym for the Georgians, Georgian kingdom of Kartli ( ka, ქართლი), known after its Kartli, core province, which during Classical Antiquity and the E ...
to the Sasanians. From this point on, Iranian influence grew once again in eastern Georgia, and Zoroastrianism spread as far as Tbilisi by the fifth century. Zoroastrianism would become like a "second established religion of Iberia".
See also
*Roman Armenia
Roman Armenia refers to the rule of parts of Greater Armenia by the Roman Empire, from the 1st century AD to the end of Late Antiquity. While Armenia Minor had become a client state and incorporated into the Roman Empire proper during the 1st ce ...
* Persarmenia
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* * * 4th century in Armenia Peace treaties 4th-century treaties Acilisene 380s Roman–Sasanian Wars Acilisene 380s in the Byzantine Empire 4th century in Iran History of Georgia (country) Theodosius I 387 {{Georgia-hist-stub