Die finanziellen Abrechnungen in den persisch-römischen Kriegen in den Zeiten der Sasaniden
The financial statements in the Persian-Roman wars during of the Sasanian

Summary/Abstract: Research of the Irano-Roman relations seems dominated by teh military perspective. This situation iscause by the very nature of the sources which mention both states mostly in light of the warfare waged betweenthem. Equally fascinating are the diplomatic relations between Rome and Iran. One of the most interesting aspectsof non-military relations are financial flows between both states. According to John Lydos, king Yazgerd was tooffer emperor Theodosius II (408-450) building together a fortress which was to block the passage throughCaucasus. At the same time the king demanded from the emperor participation in the costs of the defense of thefortress. The problem of the reconciliation of the payments for defending of the Caucasian frontier became thegrudge between the states making the rectification of the relationships even more difficult. The key problem seemsto determine the peace negotiations which initiated Iranian claim towards the Empire. The second problem mightbe the motives which drove Iranian monarchs in their financial claims towards the emperors

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