THE ROMAN EMPIRE AND SASANIAN PERSIA IN THE THIRD CENTURY A.D.

本研究的主要目的是考察罗马帝国和萨珊波斯之间的政治、军事、文化和宗教关系，这两个国家在四个多世纪的边境竞争中都没有屈服于对方。我取得了以下成绩：1。Sapor I的伟大三语铭文通常被称为Res Gestae divi Saporis，于公元1936/39年在Naqsh-i Rustam的琐罗亚斯德Kaabah的侧面被发现。我们可以得出这样的结论：这个铭文所讲述的故事，特别是萨波尔一世（约公元260年）捕获瓦莱里亚努斯和处理瓦莱里亚努斯的故事，基本上比希腊和罗马作家（如拉克坦提乌斯和佐西莫斯）的故事更可信。为了对波斯方面的主张表示深切的敬意。我试图用肖像学的方法重新审视一系列萨波尔战胜罗马皇帝的浮雕，这些浮雕最明显地展示了波斯人关于政府和授职的思想，因此我可以获得更详细和准确的信息。从不同的角度来看，不是从国家的角度，而是从群众的角度，有必要注意这样一个事实，即基督教会在这个关键时期确实在两个帝国蔓延。结果，中东的世界转向了伊斯兰教，而欧洲的世界变成了基督教。研究这两种宗教的性格差异和两个帝国的宗教政策是非常有趣的。在日本学术界，此类研究仍是一个未开发的领域。所以，我不得不花大部分时间收集关于这个主题的文献。主要问题将从现在开始陆续处理和发表。

The principal object of this study is an examination of the political, military, cultural, and religious relations between the Roman Empire and Sasanian Persia, neither of which would have yielded to the other in their rivalry to border on the frontier more than four centuries. I have achieved the following results.1. The great tri-lingual inscription of Sapor I commonly called the Res Gestae divi Saporis was discovered in A.D.1936/39 on the sides of the Kaabah of Zoroaster at Naqsh-i Rustam. We may draw the conclusion that the story as told by this inscription, especially of the capture and the treatment of Valerianus by Sapor I (ca. A.D.260) is basically more trustworthy than that of the Greek and Roman authors such as Lactantius and Zosimos.2. In order to pay deep regard to the assertion of the Persian side. I tried to reexamine iconographically a series of reliefs of Sapor's victories over the Roman Emperors, which most evidently exhibit the Persian ideas on government and investiture, and I could thus acquire more detailed and accurate informations.3. Viewed from a different standpoint, not the state's but the masses', it is necessary to pay attention to the fact that the Christian Church was really spreading over the both Empires at this crucial period. Consequently, the World of the Middle East turned to Islam, and the World of Europe became Christian. It is very interesting to examine the differences in character of the two religions and the religious policy of the two Empires.In Japanese academic circles, such study is still an unexplored field. So, I had to spend most of my time in gathering literature on this subject. The main issues will be dealt with and published successively from now on.