An Analysis of Manichaeism as the First Ideological Challenge During the Sasanian Dynasty [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies, 2022 With the establishment of the Sasanian empire, Ardashir became the heir to the feudal and lenient legacy of the Parthians. He sought to establish political and religious centralism under his reign.
Azim Shahbakhsh
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The significance and function of prosopography in the studies of Sasanian history (from Ardashir Babakan to the end of the reign of Shapur Zul-Aktaf [PDF]
تاریخ نگری و تاریخ نگاری, 2023 Although historians have traditionally considered individuals' background or roles in historical studies, a comprehensive and subject-based group identification of historical figures is rarely seen.
Vida Movaffaghi, Roozbeh Zarrinkoob
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A Comparative Study of the narrations of Last Sasanian Kings in Jiu Tangshu and Xin Tangshu [PDF]
مجله مطالعات ایرانی, 2022 Introduction One of the most detailed narrations about the Sasanians in Chinese texts is the reports of Jiu Tangshu and Xin Tangshua on the Last Sasanian Kings.
Hamidreza Pashazanous
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Sasanians at the court of the Liang dynasty (502 - 557 AD) [PDF]
پژوهشهای تاریخی ایران و اسلام, 2021 In the first half of the sixth century AD, northern China was riven by internal conflict, and in the south, there was a period of peace. The Liang dynasty ruled large parts of southern China from 502 to 557, and their capital hosted foreign monks and ...
Hamidreza Pashazanous
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The role of Procopius's secret letter in the defeat of Shahpour II's campaign against Syria in 953 AD [PDF]
پژوهش های تاریخی, 2022 :As Shahpour II (379-309 AD) came to power, the Roman-Sasanian conflicts entered a new phase. The policy of Shahpour II during this period was to gain access to the rich cities of Syria.
Ahmad Alhawwat +2 more
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Armenia and the Land of the Mazkut‘ (3rd–5th Centuries AD): Written Sources and Archaeological Data
Electrum, 2021 Since the early 4th century, ancient Armenian authors (P‘awstos Buzand, Movsēs Xorenac‘i, Agat‘angełos, Movsēs Dasxuranc‘i, the Ašxarac‘oyc) begin to mention the Land of the Mazk‘ut‘ (Arm. ašharh Mazk‘t‘acʻ), located in the East Caucasus.
Murtazali S. Gadjiev
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A TYRANT ON THE THRONE: PHOCAS THE USURPER, AND THE COLLAPSE OF THE EASTERN FRONTIER; pp. 201–213 [PDF]
Trames, 2020 The ambitious and expansionist western-directed policy of Emperor Justinian left his successors with an empty state treasury, a grim financial picture, and hard-to-defend areas against the barbarians in places such as Italy, Carthage and even southern ...
Süha Konuk
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The political, religious and economic position of the Mehrnarseh family in the Sassanid government [PDF]
تحقیقات تاریخ اقتصادی ایران, 2023 At the beginning of the third century AD, the Sasanians arose from the province of Pars, the birthplace of the Achaemenids, and established a government in which the Zoroastrian clergy and Nejadeh families had a special position. In the Sasanian history,
Iraj Rajabi +3 more
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The Upper Tigris Region between Rome, Iran, and Armenia
Electrum, 2022 The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the geopolitical status of the Upper Tigris area in antiquity, with a special focus on the period between ca. 401 BCE and the 6th century CE.
Michał Marciak
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Armenia and Iran: The Birth of Two Nations in Late Antiquity
Electrum, 2021 This paper discusses the idea of Armenian and Iranian identity in 3rd century CE. It is proposed that the bordering region of the Armeno-Iranian world, such as that of the Siwnik‘ and its house saw matters very differently from that of the Armenian ...
Touraj Daryaee
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