Conversion to christianity in the Sasanian empire. Political and theological issues
International audienceIn the Sasanian empire, the relation to power of the different strands of Christianity (East-Syrian Dyophysite, West-Syrian Miaphysite, Chalcedonian) or Christian-oriented groups, partly derived from the landmark movements of ...
Jullien, Christelle
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Muthanna ibn Harithah Shaybani and the First Islamic Conquests in Iraq [PDF]
Studying the first Islamic conquests without knowing the personalities who led these conquests will not be complete. One such personality is Muthanna ibn Harithah who entered history with the beginning of Islamic conquests and with the study of whose ...
Maryam Sa'idiyan Jazi
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A Journey to the West: The Ancient Dispersal of Rice Out of East Asia. [PDF]
Spengler RN +10 more
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Food security in Roman Palmyra (Syria) in light of paleoclimatological evidence and its historical implications. [PDF]
Campmany Jiménez J +3 more
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Forts and megafortresses, natural and artifcial barriers: the grand strategy of the Sasanian Empire
The 2014 field season of the joint project, between the ICHHTO and the University of Edinburgh, has yielded fascinating new insights into the defensive strategy employed by the Sasanian Empire.
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Ancient Ardaxšīr Khwarrah, today known as Shahr-e Gur, situated near the modern town of Firuzabad in Fars, Iran, holds historical significance as the inaugural capital city of the Sasanian Empire. During archaeological excavations conducted in 2005 by an
Maria Letizia Amadori +7 more
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Origins of East Caucasus Gene Pool: Contributions of Autochthonous Bronze Age Populations and Migrations from West Asia Estimated from Y-Chromosome Data. [PDF]
Agdzhoyan A +8 more
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Rome and the Sasanian Empire in the fifth century A.D: a necessary peace [PDF]
Since Ardashir’s victory over the Parthians in A.D 224 to his successors’ eventual defeat at the hands of the Arabs in 651 the Roman and Sasanian Empires had been bitter and deadly rivals.
Morley, Craig
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KARTLI AND SASANIAN IRAN IN THE 3RD CENTURY. RELIGIOUS ASPECT
https://geohistory.humanities.tsu.ge/ge/procedings/83-shromebi/177-shromebi-18.htmlIn the 1st-3rd centuries A.D. Kartli was included in the geopolitical sphere of “Pax Romana”. The exception is middle of the 3rd century A.D., when King Amazasp of Kartli,
მშვილდაძე/ Mshvildadze, მარიკა/ Marika
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Central Asiatic Silverware in Sasanian Times: A Reinterpretation of the Freer Bowl
International audienceThe so-called “Bactrian bowls” reveal aspects of the cultural history of “Greater Iran” during the Sasanian period and have remained understudied until today.
Grenet, Frantz, Dan, Anca
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