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Named a World Heritage site in 2015, it was “an important center of the Roman, Sassanid, Byzantine, Islamic and Ottoman periods,” she added.

The ancient city of Hatra fended off two Roman emperors and repulsed a ruler of Persia’s powerful Sassanid dynasty.

The ancient city of Hatra fended off two Roman emperors and repulsed Persia’s powerful Sassanid dynasty.

That said, the full-face head gear in the case, made out of interlocking gold coins, reminded us of the helmets of Sassanid Persia or the kataphraktoi of the Byzantine Empire and was pretty cool.

Some Emiratis believe Iran shares the same "imperialist" designs as the Sassanid Empire which dominated the region before Islam.