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Peace of Acilisene

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The division of Armenia after the Peace of Acilisene.

The Peace of Acilisene was a treaty between the Eastern Roman Empire under Theodosius I and the Sasanian Empire under Shapur III, which was resolved in 384 and again in 387.[1]

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The treaty, resolved in 384 and later in 387, divided Kingdom of Armenia between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Sasanian Empire.[2] The Sassanids received the larger share called Persarmenia, while the Romans retained Sophene and a smaller portion of Armenia (called Lesser Armenia).[1][2][3] This also created a new boundary line between the two empires, running from Erzurum to Mush.[2]

Through this treaty, the Eastern Roman Empire admitted the loss of the Kingdom of Iberia to the Sasanians.[1] During this period, Sassanian influence grew once again in eastern Georgia, and Zoroastrianism spread as far as Tbilisi, [2] becoming "something like a second established religion of Iberia" until around mid-fifth century.[4]

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  1. ^ a b c Rayfield 2012, p. 41.
  2. ^ a b c d Lang 1970, p. 163.
  3. ^ Hebblewhite 2020, p. 74ff.
  4. ^ Suny 1994, p. 22.

Sources

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  • Hebblewhite, Mark (2020). Theodosius and the Limits of Empire. Routledge. ISBN 9781032237657.
  • Lang, David Marshall (1970). Armenia: Cradle of Civilization. George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
  • Rayfield, Donald (2012). Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia. Reaktion Books. ISBN 9781780230702.
  • Suny, Ronald Grigor (1994). The Making of the Georgian Nation. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0253209153.