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Sasanian stucco

open access: yesSyria, 2019
During the Sasanian period (224-651), a number of buildings situated in Iran and Mesopotamia with distinct architectural features were decorated with stucco, which was carved, moulded and later painted. The rich repertoire, which is repeated over a long period and in different regions, consists of geometrical patterns, plants as well as a large number ...
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Apocalyptic Beauty [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
A potent and formative text for a theological aesthetics faithful to the God revealed in the Scriptures is the Apocalypse of John (Revelation). An apocalyptic viewpoint is beautiful inasmuch as it observes the whole from within the part of time/space and
Scalise, Brian T
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Himyarite Knights, Infantrymen and Hunters [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Newly found Himyarite reliefs and other finds shed light on the nature of hunting and warfare toward the end of the Himyarite age. While technically speaking, some are published, for the first time they are recogniseable in the present study in good ...
Robin, Christian, Yule, Paul
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Dream Divination in a Context of Social Disruption: Julian’s Vision of the Two Trees

open access: yesReligions
The late Roman discourse on divinatory dreams and their interpretation reflects a context of cultural fragmentation. The political turbulence of the 350s to 360s was due partly to the ongoing external war with the (Persian) Sasanians, but also to the ...
Bronwen Neil
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Ultan Qalası: A Fortified Site in the Sasanian Borderlands (Mughan Steppe, Iranian Azerbaijan) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Our knowledge of Sasanian imperial strategy continues to grow as a result of a range of projects investigating the frontiers of the Sasanian Empire. Understanding of the north-western fringe of the Empire in particular is being increased by the Mughan ...
Alizadeh, Karim
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Zafar, Capital of Himyar, Seventh Preliminary Report, February–March 2007-2008 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Work begun in 2004 continued on the ...
Yule, Paul
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The Chronicle of 640 and the Council of Ctsifont of 621 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
En 622 las expediciones persas contra el Egeo y Asia Menor llevaron a la Romania al borde del colapso y al Irán sasánida a un punto de la victoria completa.
Soto Chica, José
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Kalila wa Demna [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
In Persian literature Kalila wa Demna has been known in different versions since the 6th century ...
Riedel, Dagmar A.
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Coins from Sippar [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The seven coins described below are in the collection of the British Museum, under the heading ‘Coins from SIPPAR (Babylonia)’. Four of the coins have tickets with accession numbers dated to 1953; the other three appear not to have been registered at ...
Butcher, Kevin
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