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, 2017 The Sasanian Empire (third-seventh centuries) was one of the largest empires of antiquity, stretching from Mesopotamia to modern Pakistan and from Central Asia to the Arabian Peninsula. This mega-empire withstood powerful opponents in the steppe and expanded further in Late Antiquity, whilst the Roman world shrunk in size. Recent research has revealed
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Ars OrientalisThis article reexamines a wall painting discovered in 1925 and 1929 by Ernst Herzfeld in the Painted Gallery of the great Parthian-Sasanian temple complex at Kuh-i Khwaja in Iran (Sistan-Baluchestan province).
Frantz Grenet
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Mazdakism and its intellectual and ideological impact on the Sasanian society
آداب الكوفة, 2017 This study includes (Mazdakism and its intellectual and ideological impact on the Sasanian society) due to the importance of the Mazdakite revolution, which led to changes in the Sasanian society for the beliefs and ideas it brought, which were ...
خالد موسى الحسيني +1 more
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'Religion' in Late Antique Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism: Developing a Term in Counterpoint
Entangled Religions - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Religious Contact and Transfer, 2020 This article evaluates the development of a generic term for ‘religion’ in late antique Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism. It examines linguistic indications of the use of dēn/δēn as a generic term in the Manichaean Middle Iranian corpora, i.e.
Kianoosh Rezania
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Fulayj:A late Sasanian fort on the Arabian coast [PDF]
, 2018 Archaeological evidence for a Sasanian presence in the ‘Uman region of Eastern Arabia is sparse. Recent excavations at the site of Fulayj in Oman have, however, revealed it to be a Late Sasanian fort, the only securely dated example in Arabia, or indeed ...
al-Jahwari, Nasser Said +7 more
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Law of Contracts in Late Antique Persia
ReligionsThe article is about private law contracts and their social, economic, and religious background in Sasanian Persia (224–651) before the advent of Islam.
Janos Jany
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The Analysis of Effective Factors in Territorial Relations between Sasanian and Byzantine Empire in the Fifth Century [PDF]
پژوهش های تاریخی, 2015 From the foundation of Sasanian Empire in 224A.D, the hostile policies were employed toward Rome Empire by Ardishir Babakan, who was the first sovereign of this dynasty in Iran.
parviz hossein talaee, mostafa jorfi
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The Northern and Western Borderlands of the Sasanian Empire: Contextualising the Roman/Byzantine and Sasanian Frontier [PDF]
, 2017 This chapter investigates the archaeological landscapes of the frontiers of the Sasanian Empire. Drawing on evidence from current and archived archaeological surveys, in combination with high-resolution remote sensing datasets such as CORONA spy photography, we compare the organisation of settlements and defensive structures of the Sasanian frontier ...
Lawrence, Dan, Wilkinson, Tony J.
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Connecting Art and Zoroastrianism in Sasanian Studies
, 2020 A stark divide lingers between the themes and problems addressed by art historians and those explored in historical accounts of Zoroastrianism under the Sasanian Persian Empire (224–651).
Rachel Wood, Wood, Rachel
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From Persepolis to Ctesiphon: Investigating Continuity in Ancient Iranian Architecture Through the Arch of Ctesiphon [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Archaeological StudiesThe Arch of Ctesiphon (Taq-e Kasra), situated in present-day Iraq, stands as an iconic testament to Sasanian architectural ingenuity, exemplifying a remarkable continuity of Persian building traditions. Previous studies have mainly focused on symbolic or
Mahdi Motamedmanesh
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