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The Hypothesis of the Arsacids’ Descent from the Achaemenids: Myth or Reality? [PDF]

Banber Arevelagitut'yan Instituti
In the 40s of the last century, J. Wolski proposed a thesis, still dominant in historiography, arguing that the story of Arrian which reached us thanks to his work “Parthica” that the Arsacid dynasty, the founder of Parthian state, descended from the ...
Arthur Melikyan
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Influence of Neo-Elamite and Neo-Assyrian Illustrations on the Achaemenid Depictions of Levee A Case Study: Comparison of the Depictions of Levee in Apadana of Persepolis (from Achaemenid Civilization), Kidin Hutran Bronze Cup (from the Neo-Elamite Civilization Period), and Paintings of Til Barsip (from the Neo-Assyrian Civilization Period) [PDF]

پیکره, 2019
One of the fundamental characteristics of Achaemenid art is its combinatorial nature. Depiction of the levee in this period is a clear manifestation of this important feature.
Ali Asghar Salahshoor, Poorya Heydarimehr   +1 more
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The Achaemenid and post-Achaemenid ceramics of Qaleh Kali, Iran [PDF]

, 2014
The archaeology of Achaemenid (c. 550 – 330 BCE) Iran has, until quite recently, been dominated by the excavations of the royal capitals: Persepolis, Pasargadae and Susa. While these sites provide invaluable information regarding aspects of Achaemenid culture, particularly monumental (palatial) architecture and sculpture, there are comparatively few ...
Messina, Vito
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The Frataraka of Persis [PDF]

Karanos
This article aims to survey the sources on the Frataraka to examine their historical role. Initially, we will provide a concise overview of the academic community's contributions and the status quaestionis, presenting the primary testimonies available ...
Raúl Navas-Moreno
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Achaemenid Empire and Agibi Firm [PDF]

پژوهش های تاریخی, 2013
Documents and tablets from cities located in Mesopotamia acknowledge huge firms which were engaged in different business and economic activities. Firms whose archives draw light on Persian conquest of Mesopotamia, land allocation to Persians, forming ...
AA Mirzayi
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The Rule of the Ancient Bactrian Cavalry in the History of the Peoples of Central Asia [PDF]

, 2021
It is illuminated the history of Kavi, the essence of the term in this article. The title of Kavi was not used in Bactria in the Achaemenids period, satrapies was introduced this territory as in the whole territory of the empire, and lasted for two ...
Ikromov, Nozim Muzrapovich
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Herodotus on Bactria between Achaemenid Mobility and Alexander’s campaign. Some reflections [PDF]

Studia Hercynia, 2021
Thanks to a recent monographic study by Chiara Matarese we are now able to understand more clearly both the reasons and the goals of a phenomenon, that of the so-called ‘deportations’ characteristic of the Achaemenid empire.
Marco Ferrario
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Paphlagonians

, 2021
People living in the central region of northern Asia Minor (BA 86). Croesus subjugated them (1.28), and, under the Achaemenids, Paphlagonia became a satrapy of the Persian Empire (3.90.2).
Giustina Monti (17163715)
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Elisabeth Katzy, Helen Gries. “Tell Halaf (Northeast Syria) in the Achaemenid Period. A Case-Study” [PDF]

, 2021
The Authors offer a synthesis of the layers at Tell Halaf attributed to the period between the 6th-4th centuries and, thus, to the Achaemenid culture.
Micale, Maria Gabriella
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Charles Cournault’s Call for a ‘Persian Museum’ at the Louvre [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies
In 1857, the French artist Charles Cournault published a plea for a French mission to Persepolis. The aimof the mission was to obtain examples of relief sculpture, like those he had seen in the British Museum, for theLouvre Museum.
Daniel Thomas Potts
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