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The Bones of Khosrow: The Sacred Topography of Ctesiphon
Electrum, 2022 This essay discusses the importance of Ctesiphon in the historical and literary tradition of Sasanian and Post-Sasanian Iran.
Touraj Daryaee
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Remarks on Nehemiah and the Idea of “Overtaxation” in Persian Yehud
Varia História, 2022 This article aims at providing a brief overview of the historiographic writings on Achaemenid taxation, showing how the thesis of overtaxation influenced our understanding of Neh. 5 and Persian Yehud in the 5th century BCE.
Matheus TREUK MEDEIROS DE ARAUJO
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Who Are Herodotus\u27 Persians? [PDF]
, 2009 In analyzing how Herodotus\u27 descriptions of foreign societies reflect Greek assumptions and prejudices, we have sometimes failed to recognize the extent to which he reports persuasive and historically valid information.
Munson, Rosaria Vignolo
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Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article analyzes the Taliban's post‐2021 governance model through the Islamic Public Administration (IPA) framework, focusing on justice, equality, and women's inclusion. It asks: (1) How does the Taliban's governance align with core IPA principles?
Parwiz Mosamim +1 more
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How digitisation of herbaria reveals the botanical legacy of the First World War
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Digitisation of herbarium collections is bringing greater understanding to bear on the complexity of narratives relating to the First World War and its aftermath – scientific and societal. Plant collecting during the First World War was more widespread than previously understood, contributed to the psychological well‐being of those involved and ...
Christopher Kreuzer, James A. Wearn
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Persian Immigrants in the Armed Forces of Early Byzantium
Вестник Волгоградского государственного университета. Серия 4. История, регионоведение, международные отношения, 2020 Introduction. The article is devoted to Persians who served in the Early Byzantine armed forces. Even during the Principate period, alae and cohortes which were originally recruited from Parthians were part of the Roman imperial army.
Andrey D. Nazarov
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The Ajam Poets and Ottoman Literary Society’s Approach Toward Them (15th-16th Centuries)
İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Dergisi, 2023 Ajam has borders that are not completely identified, Ajam is a geographical term used by the Ottomans to describe the land and communities ruled by the Persian Dynasty that had settled East of the Ottoman Empire.
Ece Ceylan
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Tracing holotype trajectories: Mapping the movement of the most valuable herbarium specimens
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Global efforts to protect biodiversity depend on fair access to key plant specimens. This study examines the distribution of 119,361 holotypes—unique herbarium specimens used to formally describe new plant species. By linking collection and storage data, we found that holotypes are increasingly held closer to their places of origin, particularly in ...
Dominik Tomaszewski +2 more
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The Nature of Turko-Byzantine Relations in the Sixth Century Ad
Belleten, 2004 In the middle of the sixth century, a new nomad power emerged in central Asia. A federation led by Turkic groups which rapidly impinged on the Persian empire after the subjugation of the Hephtalites and had an impact on the Roman
Hatice Erdemir
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A Note on the Creation Formula in Zechariah 12:1–8; Isaiah 42:5–6; and Old Persian Inscriptions [PDF]
, 2014 This note explores whether the influence of the Old Persian creation formula as well as its underlying theology can be seen in biblical texts. The particular focus is on Zech 12:1–8 and Isa 42:5–6.
Christine Mitchell
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