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

open access: yesBanber 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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Arsacid Dynastic Marriages

open access: yesElectrum, 2018
Dynastic marriages in the Hellenistic world were an important diplomatic tool that provided distinct political benefi ts to one or both of the parties involved. The Parthian rulers from the Arsacid dynasty also engaged in such unions with other ruling houses.
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Żydzi pod rządami Sasanidów [PDF]

open access: yesThe Polish Journal of Aesthetics, 2012
The situation of Jews under the rule of Sasanians differed considerably to the situation in times of Arsacids, who looked kindly on Jewish society. The main reason for that were different aims of Persian policy, which didn’t need such a big support of ...
Jerzy Ciecieląg
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Qaryat al‐Fāw/Qaryatum dhāt Kāhilim: On the identity of the god Kahl

open access: yesArabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Volume 35, Issue 1, Page 136-154, November 2024.
Abstract Qaryatum dhāt Kāhilim (‘the City of [the god] Kahl’) is the Ancient South Arabian name of the modern site of Qaryat al‐Fāw. This compound refers to the tutelary deity of the city, in this case, a god called Kahl. However, the identity of this Kahl is obscure.
Juan de Lara
wiley   +1 more source

Pap Arsacid’s foreign policy

open access: yesJOURNAL FOR ARMENIAN STUDIES, 2022
The article presents the historical period of the foreign policy of the reign of Pap, which is one of the most interesting and significant periods of Armenian history. Pap came to Great Armenia in the conditions of a difficult political situation, when the Persians had captured and arrested the Armenian king Arshak II, the country was destroyed by ...
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The Frataraka of Persis

open access: yesKaranos
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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The Internal Policy of the Early Arsacids

open access: yesIzvestiya of Saratov University New Series Series History International Relations, 2015
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The Arsacids of Rome: Misunderstanding in Roman-Parthian Relations [PDF]

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At the beginning of the common era, the two major imperial powers of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East were Rome and Parthia. In this book, Jake Nabel analyzes Roman-Parthian interstate politics by focusing on a group of princes from the Arsacid family—the ruling dynasty of Parthia—who were sent to live at the Roman court.
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