Persians and Armenians

[Sarkiss]

Fire worship was practiced and we know that a client King of the Romans (can't recall the name at the moment) would only travel overland to Rome to receive his crown, as he was a Zoroastrian priest and was not allowed to traverse water. In other words no, not completely different - even Persia didn't follow Zoroastrianism strictly.

Foot

the name is Trdat (Tiridates)
he went to Rome to be crowned by Nero.


the irony is that it was one of his descendants - Trdat III the Great of Arshakuni (Arsacid) Dynasty who demolished old, pagan temples and eradicated paganism.