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Yes this has been talked about a lot in passing but there has only been one thread talking about it so far and it doesn't seem to be as detailed as I (and assuming) others would like.

I have been researching into the nature of the Zagros in many regions and it surprised me how green and wet many parts of it are, and given the drying of the region in modern times I can guess it was even wetter thousands of years ago. Though I continue to try and research it to answer the question of 'can it be defended' it seems that with the material I have been able to find haven't been able to answer that much. So really I'm hesitant to say yes or no without more (and better!) material.

Though From what I have seen it has many mountain valleys that while large enough for Roman formations are too small for parthian cavalry to be as powerful as an offensive force. From what I know I'm guessing that the majority of valleys are too small for any force to move through the area unnoticed.

Anyways, discuss I guess.

Link to other discussion thread (necro'd): https://www.alternatehistory.com/fo...a-from-the-east-fortifying-the-zagros.403355/
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