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

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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Mobility and migration in Byzantium: who gets to tell the story? [PDF]

Early Mediev Eur, 2023
This article underlines the importance of approaching written sources for what they are: authorial constructs. This is true also for depictions of mobility and migration. Byzantine authors instrumentalized these for their own purposes beyond the event at hand. Authorial focus, along with the requirements of the chosen literary genre, is also the reason
Rapp C.
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Parthian-Armenian Relations from the 2nd Century BCE to the Second Half of the 1st Century CE [PDF]

Electrum, 2021
The aim of this paper is to present Parthian-Armenian relations from the end of the 2nd century BCE to the so-called Treaty of Rhandeia (63 CE). This covers the period from the first contact of both states to the final conclusion of long-drawn-out ...
Edward Dąbrowa
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ON THE ISSUE OF THE PARTHIAN PAHLAVS' SOCIO-POLITICAL NATURE [PDF]

Banber Arevelagitut'yan Instituti, 2021
The role of the high aristocracy, the so-called pahlavs, is undeniable in the history of the Parthian state. In the second half of III century BC the assistance of the pahlavs to the Arsacid dynasty considerably contributed to the establishment of the ...
ARTHUR MELIKYAN
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The “Courtesy” (Comitas) of king Vononès

Banber Arevelagitut'yan Instituti, 2023
The Parthian king Vononès (8-12), being full of benevolence and courtesy towards his subjects, was however driven out by his nobility. This fact was the consequence of the opposites of thepolitical mentality of the Roman and Parthian societies. Vononès,
Ruben Manaseryan
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Representation of arsacid Wars with Seleucians and Romans in Islamic Texts [PDF]

مجله مطالعات ایرانی, 2020
1.Introduction Islamic texts have a more or less pessimistic view of the history and culture of Parthians. Based on these texts, one can obtain scattered insights about the Parthian history. One of the notable points in this text is the Parthian military
farshid nadari, zohreh taghipour
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THE HYPOTHESIS OF THE ARSACIDS’ DESCENT FROM THE ACHAEMENIDS: MYTH OR REALITY? [PDF]

Banber Arevelagitut'yan Instituti, 2021
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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A Review of Perceptions of Classical Armenia: Romano-Parthian Relations [PDF]

پژوهش‌نامۀ انتقادی متون و برنامه‌های علوم انسانی, 2020
The book of Perceptions of Classical Armenia: Romano-Parthian Relations, 70 BC-AD 220 is a Persian translation of a master thesis at Louisiana State University: Perceptions of Classical Armenia: Romano-Parthian Relations, 70 BC-AD 22.
Yaser Malekzadeh, Sorour Khorashadi
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A Critical Review of The Roman Historian Tacitus's Book of Annals [PDF]

پژوهش‌نامۀ انتقادی متون و برنامه‌های علوم انسانی, 2020
The Roman historian Tacitus’ s Book of Annals is an important historical source on the history of the Parthians and their neighbors.  Although Mirsaidi’s, the translator, main focus is on Roman history, this book also has some very important mentions on ...
Yaser Malekzadeh, Sorour Khorashadi
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The position of the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia in the relations between the Sassanian Empire and the Roman Empire in the third century AD [PDF]

پژوهش‌های تاریخی ایران و اسلام, 2017
During the Arsacids Empire The Arsacids of Armenia because of the relative causal And relationship with the Iranian rulers had always been an ally of Iran against Rome; But With the fall of the Arsacids and ascendency of the Sassanids in Iran, began a ...
روزبه زرین کوب،, محمد ملکی،   +1 more
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