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An Etymological Survey of Some Terms Pertaining to Medicine and Diseases in Ancient Iran
Journal of Research on History of Medicine, 2016 Avesta is the oldest written text remained and extant from Iranian old languages. It comprises of a collection of thousands of words and expressions covering almost all fields of religion and the culture of ancient human beings.
Golnar Ghalekhani, Mohsen Mahmoudi
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Rhandeia Peace Consequences; the Invasion of Traian and his Successors to Armenia [PDF]
پژوهش های تاریخی, 2017 With bounding the borders of Iran and Rome at the time of Parthian Mithradates II (124-87 BC), a frequent confrontation started between the two superpowers in order to achieve important bordering areas, especially Armenia.
Parviz Hossein-Talaee, Mohammad Maleki
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The Royal Institution in Ancient Iran
Asian Social Science, 2016 <p>In the thoughts and beliefs of Iranians, kingdom has had a history of the creation of human beings on the earth. Accordingly, Iranians believe that the first creature and human being on the earth was the first king of Iran. Iranians connects the history of their mythical royal dynasties to the creation of humanity.
Jafar Aghazadeh, Hasan Mohammadi
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Loanwords and Linguistic Phylogenetics: *pelek̑u‐ ‘axe’ and *(H)a(i̯)g̑‐ ‘goat’1
Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 123, Issue 1, Page 116-136, March 2025.Abstract This paper assesses the role of borrowings in two different approaches to linguistic phylogenetics: Traditional qualitative analyses of lexemes, and quantitative computational analysis of cognacy. It problematises the assumption that loanwords can be excluded altogether from datasets of lexical cognacy.
Simon Poulsen
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Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology, 2021 Touraj Daryaee & Khodadad Rezakhani. From Oxus to Euphrates: The World of Late Antique Iran. Ancient Iran Series Vol. 1 Irvine/Los Angeles, CA: Jordan Centre for Persian Studies/Farhang Foundation, 2017, xvi + 106p., ISBN 978-1-780835907.
Matthew Gray Marsh
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Bactrian in Issyk‐Kushan Script: Additional Readings and Decipherments1
Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.Abstract This article presents additional readings of several inscriptions written in the Issyk‐Kushan script, building on the improved system of sound values recently proposed by Sims‐Williams (2025b). We propose that some further lines of Dašt‐i Nāwur inscription DN III and parts of several other inscriptions can now be read as Bactrian, add new ...
Jakob Halfmann +3 more
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Corinth [Ancient Greek and Roman site]
Distant view of the Acropolis, from the south (the ancient city is located on the north side of the acropolis and is not in this view); The first evidence of monumental stone architecture is a sanctuary of Apollo erected ca.
unknown (Greek (ancient))
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Representation of Anahita in archeological documents [PDF]
زن در فرهنگ و هنر, 2016 Water has been highly esteemed in ancient Persia. There have been a few deities to preserve and protect water; Anahita was considered the most popular one. We can see Anahita’s popularity and stature by survival of the works of art in ancient Iran.
Behrouz Afkhami +2 more
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The Big Picture: Religion and Global Comparative History
Journal of Religious History, EarlyView.This article considers what a ‘big picture’ approach to global religious history might look like, and in particular the implications of deploying the comparative method across much larger stretches of time and space than historians normally attend to. It will begin by reflecting on the epistemological moods that have hindered this project to date, the ...
Alan Strathern
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Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The British army in India took great care to provide European troops with facilities for sexual relations while anxiously managing venereal disease. Examining archival evidence, political debates and medical discourse from the nineteenth century, this article examines the colonial military enterprise of regulated prostitution in colonial ...
Sameera Chauhan
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