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Almost nothing is known of Hormizd II's reign. After his death his oldest son Adarnases was killed by the grandees after a very short reign, as he showed a cruel disposition; another son, Hormizd, was kept a prisoner, with the throne being reserved for Shapur II , the child of his concubine. Another version says that Shapur II was the son of the first wife that Hormizd II had, and she was made to wear a crown over her pudenda while still pregnant so that the baby would be born as a King whenever the labor pains began. His son Hormizd escaped from prison by the help of his wife in 323 , and found refuge at the court of Constantine I (324–337) ( Zosimus ii. 27; John Of Antioch , fr. 178; Zonaras 13–5). In 363 , Hormizd served in the army of Emperor Julian (361–363) against Persia; his son, with the same name, afterwards served in the Roman government as a proconsul ( Ammianus Marcellinus 26. 8. 12). REFERENCES |
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