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The presocratic philosophical legacy of ancient Greece and its influence on Zoroastrian eschatology [PDF]
The Gathas, as Zoroaster's own compositions, contain the oldest eschatological material, describing a picture of the future with a clear vision of the victory of right over wrong.
Sayyed Toufiq Hosseini
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Review and Analysis of Darius’s Image in Behistun and Naqsh-e Rostam Reliefs [PDF]
Achaemenid art is a royal art that has appeared in line with the propaganda goals of kings and mostly in the form of wall and rock reliefs. According to most scholars, Darius I (reign 486-522 BC) had the greatest role and influence in the formation of ...
hadi ghaempanah
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Zugang zur Macht. Wege zum Herrscher [PDF]
Im Verlauf seiner Herrschaft inszenierte Alexander seine Person in Anlehnung an das achämenidische Herrscherzeremoniell. Der Zugang zum König, gerade bei Audienzen, wurde immer stärker reglementiert und einem festgelegten Protokoll unterworfen.
Kunst, Christiane
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Tyre, a Ship: The Metaphorical World of Ezekiel 27 in Ancient Judah [PDF]
This essay offers a close reading of the dirge in Ezek 27, the metaphorical description of the famed and sinking Tyrian ship. The analysis pays close attention to the symbolic world of the text, situating it within the literary and historical milieux of ...
Ian Wilson
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Yau̯nā and Sakā: Identity Constructions at the Margins of the Achaemenid Empire
The Achaemenid Empire can be reasonably considered an “empire of peoples” from both an ideological and structural perspective. It included all the lands of the peoples of the world and all people helped to maintain imperial order and prosperity.
Silvia Balatti
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Blank slate: squares and political order of city [PDF]
This paper aims to analyze the square beyond an architectural element in the city, but weaves this blank slate, with its contemporary socio political atmosphere as a new paradigm.
Mehan, Asma
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JózefWolski’s Writings on the Arsacid History and Culture: A Critique [PDF]
Józef Wolski’s works on the Arsacid history and culture have led to a new approach which has shed new light on the unknown and ambiguous aspects of the Arsacid Empire.
Farshid Naderi
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Connectivity and Communication in the Achaemenid Empire [PDF]
The vast territorial extent of the Achaemenid Empire is often assumed to have impeded connectivity and communication within the empire. This paper challenges the validity of this assumption. Two factors in particular favor this conclusion—the presence of
Henry Colburn
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URBAN DEVELOPMENTS IN PERSEPOLIS DURING THE REIGN OF ACHAEMENID KINGS
The point of this examination is to understand the metropolitan advancements that happened in the city of Persepolis during the Achaemenids' time and the role of rulers in transforming it through various timeframes.
A. A. Fadhal
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Pre-Islamic religious motifs (550 BC to 651 AD) on Iranian minor art with focus on rug motifs
This article reviewed the influence of pre-Islamic religions such as Mithraism and Zoroastrianism on decorative elements of ancient Persian rugs. The article then evaluated the effect of the Islamic religion on Persian rugs.
Abouali Ladan, Jake Kaner
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