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title: Bishapur, Iran
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14761/bishapur-iran/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Bishapur, Iran

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Bishapur, Iran](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14761.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14761.jpg)

## Image Caption

Bishapur was a [Sasanian](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sasanian_Empire/) [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) in the Fars region of Iran, located on the road that connected the Sasanian capitals of Istakhr (close to [Persepolis](https://www.worldhistory.org/persepolis/)) and [Ctesiphon](https://www.worldhistory.org/ctesiphon/). It was built near a river crossing in 266 CE on the orders of King [Shapur I](https://www.worldhistory.org/Shapur_I/) (r. 240-270 CE) by [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) soldiers who had been captured after the defeat of the [Roman emperor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Emperor/) [Valerian](https://www.worldhistory.org/valerian/) (253-260 CE). The site is known for its Sasanian-era bas-reliefs and the ruins of what was once a royal city. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in June 2018 as part of the "[Sassanid](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sasanian_Empire/) Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region".

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2021, October 29). Bishapur, Iran. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14761/bishapur-iran/>
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### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Bishapur, Iran." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Oct 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14761/bishapur-iran/>.

## License & Copyright

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