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In this episode of the Toldinstone Podcast, Adrian Goldsworthy and I discuss his forthcoming book on the long rivalry between the Roman and Persian Empires. You can preorder "Rome and Persia" on Amazon or through your favorite bookstore. Check out my other channels, @toldinstone and @scenicroutestothepast Chapters: 0:00 Introducing Persia 4:55 Comparing Rome and Persia 10:36 Contrasting political institutions 22:57 Border zones 30:20 The Battle of Carrhae 43:23 Caesar's Parthian plans 49:27 Trajan's Parthian war 1:02:28 The armies of Rome and Parthia 1:09:54 Why were the Sassanians so successful? 1:17:29 Dura-Europus and Sassanian siege warfare 1:24:49 The role of religion 1:29:52 Centuries of limited warfare 1:40:10 The final war 1:48:55 The Arab Conquests