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The Arsacids of Rome: Misunderstanding in Roman-Parthian Relations [PDF]

At the beginning of the common era, the two major imperial powers of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East were Rome and Parthia. In this book, Jake Nabel analyzes Roman-Parthian interstate politics by focusing on a group of princes from the Arsacid family—the ruling dynasty of Parthia—who were sent to live at the Roman court.
Nabel, Jake
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The Frataraka of Persis

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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Arsacid Dynastic Marriages [PDF]

Electrum, 2018
Dynastic marriages in the Hellenistic world were an important diplomatic tool that provided distinct political benefi ts to one or both of the parties involved. The Parthian rulers from the Arsacid dynasty also engaged in such unions with other ruling houses.
Dąbrowa, Edward
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Iran at War: From Cyrus to Soleimani

Middle East Policy, Volume 29, Issue 3, Page 79-93, Autumn (Fall) 2022., 2022
Abstract Iran’s armed forces have made tremendous strides since the decade‐long war with Iraq in the 1980s. Tehran’s cultivation of ideologically sympathetic forces, along with the provision of material help, has allowed Iran to project power and influence throughout the Middle East. Some policy analysts who study Iran’s military development are biased
Ahmed S. Hashim
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Stylistics Survey and Analysis of the Worshiping Paintings of Dura-Europos [PDF]

نگره, 2015
Mural painting is one of the decorative Arts in the Arsacid period. The mural paintings of Arsacid period is discovered from some pivotal sites. One of them is Dura-Europos.
Faezeh Rezaei, Mostafa Dehpahlavan
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A Fight to Reclaim the Central Asian Frontier. The Seleucid and Parthian Rivalry in the 230s BC [PDF]

Studia Hercynia, 2021
This article investigates the initial conflict between the Parthians and Seleucids in the late 230s BC that established a much longer period of rivalry between these opposing forces. Arsaces I founded the independent Parthian kingdom in northeastern Iran
Nikolaus Leo Overtoom
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Investigation of language Relationships between Parthian and Gurgâni Texts of Hurufiyye [PDF]

زبان پژوهی, 2020
The term Iranian language is used for any language which is descended from proto-Iranian language, spoken in central Asia. Iranian languages have been spoken in the areas from Chinese Turkistan to the Western Europe.
Arman Bakhtiary
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the formation of the Parthian dynasty of Armenia (Arshakuni dynasty) [PDF]

مجله مطالعات ایرانی, 2020
1. Introduction Armenia has long been of importance for the Iranian plateau because of its geographical location. The formation of the Parthian Empire on the Iranian plateau and the advance of the Roman Empire to the eastern territories has doubled the ...
mehrdad Ghodratdizaji, mohammad maleki
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Jason Schlude, Benjamin Rubin (eds.). Arsacids, Romans and Local Elites. Cross-Cultural Interactions of the Parthian Empire [PDF]

, 2019
Since the accession of the Achaemenids, the vast territories of the ancient Near East experienced the government of complex systems of elites and bureaucracies over multi-cultural and multi-ethnic populations.
Messina, Vito
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Giulio Maresca. “Hydraulic Infrastructures in South-Western Iran during the Sasanian Period: some Archaeological Remarks” [PDF]

, 2021
Two distinctive features of Sasanian bridges are their designation as weir-bridges and their function in the facilitation of irrigation. This has often been used to emphasise a specific Sasanian administrative centralisation.
Rossi, Domiziana, Domiziana Rossi
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