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A Note on the Compound Kabul/ Zirang-China/ Chinestan Based on Kush-nama [PDF]
مجله مطالعات ایرانی, 2021 1.Introduction Kuš-nāma (501-04/1108-11) is one of the most important books dealing with Iran-China and Silla historical relations. A unique manuscript of the work (by M.
Daryoosh Akbarzadeh
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Sacred Beads of Pearl Necklaces of Sasanian Kings Based on their Coins [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies, 2023 The Avesta and Zoroastrian manuscripts, in Pahlavi language, have been studied, interpreted and translated numerous times over the past century. The study of sacred numbers, only based on the above-mentioned texts, has also been a part of printed ...
Daryoosh Akbarzadeh
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Early Medieval Europe, Volume 31, Issue 3, Page 405-429, August 2023., 2023 This paper aims to shed light on the mobility of people and relics in the seventh century. It will show that Emperor Heraclius strategically designed his movements and those of his household, citizens, and officials, as well as those of relics within and beyond the borders of Byzantium, in order to consolidate the empire and his position in it.
Paraskevi Sykopetritou
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Nonmarine Ostracoda as proxies in (geo‐)archaeology — A review
Geoarchaeology, Volume 37, Issue 5, Page 711-732, September/October 2022., 2022 Abstract Ostracods as bioindicators are extremely useful for reconstructing palaeoenvironment and palaeoclimate and can also indicate the provenance of sediments and materials, for example, in studies on ancient commercial networks. Ostracods are small crustaceans that live in almost all aquatic habitats, both natural and man‐made.
Ella Quante, Anna Pint, Peter Frenzel
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Patricia Crone and the “secular tradition” of early Islamic historiography: An exegesis
History Compass, Volume 20, Issue 9, September 2022., 2022 Abstract Patricia Crone famously identified three distinct sub‐traditions within early Islamic historiography: a “religious tradition”, a “tribal tradition”, and a “secular tradition”. Whereas the first is extremely unreliable and the second is partially unreliable regarding early Islamic history in general (c.
Joshua J. Little
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Military Architecture and the Four-Spāhbed System for Defense of the Sasanian Empire (224-651 CE)
, 2021 This article examines Sasanian military architecture with respect to its integration with the four-region Spāhbed system (Ādurbādagān-Spāhbed, Xwarāsān-Spāhbed, Xwarbārān-Spāhbed and Nēmrōz-Spāhbed) for defending the empire.
FARROKH, Kaveh +2 more
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Religion and Government in Sasanian Era: Introduction to Zarathustra’s Political Theology [PDF]
رهیافتهای سیاسی و بین المللی, 2019 The idea of Iran as a religious, cultural, and ethnic reality goes back as far as the end of the 6th century B.C.E. As a political idea, we first catch sight of it in the twenties of the 3rd century C.E.
Mostafa Ensafi, Shoja Ahmadvand,
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Examining Visual Representations of Political and Military Interactions between the Sassanids and the Romans [PDF]
پیکره, 2023 Introduction: The political/military confrontation between the Sassanids and the Romans, in late ancient times, led to the formation of a kind of propaganda and deterrent art, which can be called "political art".
Ebrahim Raiygani +2 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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Narseh, Armenia, and the Paikuli Inscription
Electrum, 2021 Narseh son of Šābuhr I reigned from 293 to 302, once he had won the dynastic war that saw him opposing his grand-nephew, Wahrām III, he narrated the events in the great Paikuli inscription, which also contains the names of a long list of nobles and ...
Carlo G. Cereti
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