The Sasanian Era
This latest volume in "The Idea of Iran" series concentrates on the Sasanian period. Seizing power from the previous dynasty - the Parthians - the Sasanians ruled Iran and most of the ancient Near East from 224 until 642 CE. They are particularly fascinating because of their adherence to Z...
| Основен автор: | Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh. |
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| Други автори: | Stewart, Sarah. |
| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London :
I.B. Tauris,
2010.
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| Серия: |
Idea of Iran.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=253111 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Sasanian Era. |
| Резюме: |
This latest volume in "The Idea of Iran" series concentrates on the Sasanian period. Seizing power from the previous dynasty - the Parthians - the Sasanians ruled Iran and most of the ancient Near East from 224 until 642 CE. They are particularly fascinating because of their adherence to Zoroastrianism, an ancient dualistic Iranian religion named after the prophet Zarathustra (or, in Greek, Zoroaster). The Sasanians expressed the divine aspect of their rule in a variety of forms, such as on coins, rock reliefs and silver plates, and architecture and the arts flourished under their ae. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (187 pages). |
| ISBN: |
9780857719720 0857719726 |