Evidence of historical seismicity and volcanism in the Armenian Highland (from Armenian and other sources) [PDF]
This work presents a summary on the development of studies of historical earthquakes in Armenia and adjacent parts of Turkey and Iran. Since ancient times, this region has been an arena where active geodynamic and seismic history intermingled with no ...
Antonelli, Massimo +15 more
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Iovem Imperium, or Sacred Aspects of Roman “Globalization” [PDF]
The article deals with the question of the “globalization” project of the Roman civilization. Author asserts that the Romans had a specific “globalization” project.
Halapsis, Alex V.
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The Legend of the Death of Yazdegerd, the Sinner [PDF]
The well-known legend of Yazdegerd I’s death (339-420 CE) wasobviously fabricated by Zoroastrian priests and nobles of Sassanid period who were informed about it through Arabic translation of Xwadāy-Nāmag as well as Arab and Iranian historians of the ...
Shahram Jalilian
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Comparative Comparison of City and Urbanism during Sassanid Period in Iran and the Ancient Roman
Sassanid replaced migrating nomads and tribes with urbanization system and concentration of population. Sassanid desire to increase the population was due to the fact that population is the core of urban systems and focus-oriented system. Sassanid tried marching to Syria and Asia Minor to gain population.
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Government centralization in late second and third century A.D. Asia Minor: a working hypothesis [PDF]
This paper offers the working hypothesis that increased central government intervention in civic and provincial affairs in the late second- and third-century A.D.
Zuiderhoek, Andries Johan
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New Investigations in the Environment, History and Archaeology of the Iraqi Hilly Flanks: Shahrizor Survey Project 2009-2011 [PDF]
Recent palaeoenvironmental, historical, and archaeological investigations, primarily consisting of site reconnaissance, in the Shahrizor region within the province of Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan are bringing to light new information on the region’s ...
Adams +130 more
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Antigüedad Tardía islámica y Fatḥ: efectos tomados por causas [PDF]
El objetivo de este trabajo es reconsiderar el concepto de conquista islámica -Fatḥ- en tanto que medio para la expansión islámica, así como contestar el modo en que tendemos a describir una serie de acciones bélicas en Oriente Medio y en el ...
González Ferrín, Emilio
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The Transition from Ancient to Modern Iranian Mysticism (the Beginning of Iranian Sufism) [PDF]
This article investigates some historical aspects of Sufism in Iran and its influence on the Persian culture, society, literature and also the dynamics of the development of the Iranian Sufism in different periods.
Тан Тан, Д. Х.
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A Church to Surpass All Churches : Manichaeism as a Test Case for the Theory of Reception [PDF]
En vue de tester la viabilité de la théorie de la réception pour l’étude du manichéisme, cette étude examine comment l’effort manichéen d’établir des liens culturels et linguistiques dans les milieux où s’exerça la mission manichéenne n’a pas suffi à ...
Pettipiece, Timothy
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Minority rights in post-war Iraq: an impending catastrophe? [PDF]
Many commentators see Iraq as divided between Sunni, Shia and Kurds – and perhaps a few Turkmen. Nothing could be further from the truth. Iraq also has significant populations of Baha'is, Christians, Faili Kurds, Mandaeans, Palestinians, Shabak and ...
Bowring, Bill
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