starman Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 What was the true fate of Gordian III and Valerian? What really happened at Misiche, Barbalissos and Edessa? A booklet has just been published which addresses these issues at greater length than any other work I've seen. It is entitled The Catastrophic Era: Rome versus Persia in the Third Century. It is the only work I know which attempts to reconstruct the big-but almost unknown-battles of the mid third century in the East. I'd like to discuss this booklet with others. I saw it at http://www.publishamerica.com (hit online bookstore and search for The Catastrophic Era). It may also be available soon from amazon.com or barnes and noble. What I'd like to know is: are the booklet's conclusions really consistent with modern scholarship? And are the reconstructions of the big battles plausible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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