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Persia / Rome & War and Peace in the 7th and 8th Centuries Relations between Rome and Persia were exceptionally peaceful in the late 4th and 5th centuries. The two countries built on the peace of 363 to form a stable relationship. Indeed during the 5th century it has been said the skirmishes of 421 -2 and 441 - 2 were the only conflicts of note. However, the onset of the 6th century bought an immediate return to conflict with major incidents in 502-5, 527-532, 540-562, 572-90. This period of bloody warfare was continued into the 7th century and can surely be said to have contributed to the downfall of both empires at the hands of Muhammed and the Islamic movement. In this essay it will be important to note not only the reasons for the resumption of hostilities in the 6th century, but the reasons for relative peace in the...

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