Cost of Being a Zoroastrian

When Roman General Corbulo won (59 A.D.) the campaign against the Armenian King Drtad I’s brother Vologeses of Parthia, Drtad had to go to Rome for a meeting with Emperor Nero and his senators to have his crown restored in 66 A.D. The journey took nine months on horseback. By sea, it would have taken much less time; however, being a Zoroastrian, his religion would not have permitted him to travel by water. 

When Roman General Corbulo won (59 A.D.) the campaign against the Armenian King Drtad I’s brother Vologeses of Parthia, Drtad had to go to Rome for a meeting with Emperor Nero and his senators to have his crown restored in 66 A.D. The journey took nine months on horseback. By sea, it would have taken much less time; however, being a Zoroastrian, his religion would not have permitted him to travel by water.