Roman–Sasanian War of 421–422
| Roman–Sasanian War of 421–422 | |||||||||
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| Part of the Byzantine–Sasanian Wars | |||||||||
Roman - Sasanian frontier | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Eastern Roman Empire |
Sasanian Empire Lakhmids | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Ardabur Anatolius |
Bahram V Mehr Narseh Al-Mundhir I | ||||||||
The Roman–Sasanian war of 421–422 was a conflict between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Sasanians. The casus belli was the persecution of Christians by the Sasanian king Bahram V, which had come as a response to attacks by Christians against Zoroastrian temples; the Christian Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius II declared war and obtained some victories, but in the end, the two powers agreed to sign a peace on the status quo ante.