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Peter Edwell, Associate Professor in Ancient History, Macquarie University

A Roman emperor grovelling to a Persian king: the message behind a new statue in Tehran

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A new statue unveiled in recent days in Iran depicts a Roman emperor in subjection to a Persian king.

Erected in Tehran’s Enghelab Square, the statue titled Kneeling Before Iran shows the emperor grovelling before Shapur I (who ruled around 242–270 CE).

But where did this imagery come from? And why has this statue gone up now?

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