Shapur vs the Romans Quiz

2. Who founded the Sassanid Dynasty?
Ardashir I
Cyrus the Great
Darius the Great
Shapur

3. Which religion's leader did Shapur I support, but Vahran II executed?
Hinduism
Manicheeism
The Nestorian Sect of Christianity
Zoroastrianism

4. How do Westerners explain the capture of Valerian by Shapur?
A diplomatic trade
A Persian trick/treachery
Kingly valor
Valerian was sold out by his own troops

5. Whose tomb has been identified with confidence at the site of Shapur's inscription on the Kabah-i Zardusht at Naqsh-i-Rustam?
Artaxerxes I
Darius I
Shapur I
Xerxes I

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