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The Sassanids (Empire Divided) Battle Tier 5

Old Rivalries

The Sassanid Empire was more than a match for the power of Rome. Built on the ruins of Parthia, Sassanid rulers remembered well the Parthian victory at Carrhae against the Legions of Crassus in 53 BC, and aimed to repeat that success. The new dynasty was a well-oiled military machine, adept in siege warfare, concentrated around the venerated, almost godly, figure of the Shahanshah. As the Roman Empire was gripped in the coil of civil war, the Sassanids pushed from the east. After a series of battles, in AD 260 the Roman Emperor Valerian was captured alive in Edessa and perished in captivity - the first Emperor to suffer this fate. The Sassanid state outlived the Western Roman Empire and kept fighting against the Eastern Roman Empire until the middle of the 7th century AD, when it was overrun by Muslim conquerors.

Node Set Battle Tier 5

research_points 1200

cost_per_round 0

Effects

• +15% morale for all units
• +15% melee attack skill for all units against Roman states
• +15% melee defence skill for all units against Latin factions
• +15% morale for all units during battles against Latin factions

Requires
Requires Technologies	Additional Pack Camels

Enables
Enables Technologies	Incentivised Cavalry The Immortals