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The Hypothesis of the Arsacids’ Descent from the Achaemenids: Myth or Reality?

Banber Arevelagitut'yan Instituti
In the 40s of the last century, J. Wolski proposed a thesis, still dominant in historiography, arguing that the story of Arrian which reached us thanks to his work “Parthica” that the Arsacid dynasty, the founder of Parthian state, descended from the ...
Arthur Melikyan
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The Frataraka of Persis

Karanos
This article aims to survey the sources on the Frataraka to examine their historical role. Initially, we will provide a concise overview of the academic community's contributions and the status quaestionis, presenting the primary testimonies available ...
Raúl Navas-Moreno
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Review and Analysis of Darius’s Image in Behistun and Naqsh-e Rostam Reliefs [PDF]

نگره, 2023
Achaemenid art is a royal art that has appeared in line with the propaganda goals of kings and mostly in the form of wall and rock reliefs. According to most scholars, Darius I (reign 486-522 BC) had the greatest role and influence in the formation of ...
hadi ghaempanah
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Influence of Neo-Elamite and Neo-Assyrian Illustrations on the Achaemenid Depictions of Levee A Case Study: Comparison of the Depictions of Levee in Apadana of Persepolis (from Achaemenid Civilization), Kidin Hutran Bronze Cup (from the Neo-Elamite Civilization Period), and Paintings of Til Barsip (from the Neo-Assyrian Civilization Period) [PDF]

پیکره, 2019
One of the fundamental characteristics of Achaemenid art is its combinatorial nature. Depiction of the levee in this period is a clear manifestation of this important feature.
Ali Asghar Salahshoor, Poorya Heydarimehr   +1 more
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Persian Collections: Center and Periphery at Achaemenid Imperial Capitals

Studia Orientalia Electronica, 2021
The absence of a true Achaemenid Persian “historiography” necessitates that we look elsewhere to construct Persian ideological interactions with the periphery.
Jennifer Finn
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دينار ذهبي للملک الساساني نرسي (293-303م) محفوظ في معهد مکتبة ومتحف مالک الوطنية في طهران «دراسة آثارية فنية» Gold dinars to the king Sasani Narsi (293-303 A.D) Saved at Malik National Library and Museum Institute In Tehran Architectural archaeological Study [PDF]

Maǧallaẗ Buḥūṯ Al-Šarq Al-Awsaṭ, 2021
جاء الساسانيون کأقلية عرقية صغيرة للحکم بوصفهم کهنة معبد الإلهه آناهيتا (أسلاف الأخمينيون)، وحکموا أول أمرهم إقليم فارس، ولاحقًا تمکن أردشير بن بابک (226-241م) من فرض سيطرته لبعض المدن وتأسيس حکومة محلية، تزامنًا مع ضعف الدولة الفرثية، فقتل الملک أردوان ...
سهاد محمد سهيل
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Yau̯nā and Sakā: Identity Constructions at the Margins of the Achaemenid Empire

Studia Orientalia Electronica, 2021
The Achaemenid Empire can be reasonably considered an “empire of peoples” from both an ideological and structural perspective. It included all the lands of the peoples of the world and all people helped to maintain imperial order and prosperity.
Silvia Balatti
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What can Nabataean Aramaic tell us about Pre‐Islamic Arabic?

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 158-172, November 2023., 2023
Abstract Nabataean Aramaic contains a large number of loanwords from Arabic. Together with other evidence, this has been taken as an indication that the Nabataeans used Aramaic as a written language only, while a Pre‐Islamic variety of Arabic was their spoken language.
Benjamin D. Suchard
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The politics of street names: Reconstructing Iran’s collective identity

Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, Volume 23, Issue 2, Page 122-143, September 2023., 2023
Abstract With the radical political change in 1979, Iran's revolutionary state assumed the responsibility of re‐rewriting the past history to forge a new sense of belonging, a particularly collective religious (Shia) identity. It launched a complex process of forgetting and remembering to first eliminate the national (Persian), non‐religious memories ...
Ehsan Kashfi
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Pre-Islamic religious motifs (550 BC to 651 AD) on Iranian minor art with focus on rug motifs

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2023
This article reviewed the influence of pre-Islamic religions such as Mithraism and Zoroastrianism on decorative elements of ancient Persian rugs. The article then evaluated the effect of the Islamic religion on Persian rugs.
Abouali Ladan, Jake Kaner
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