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ReOrienting the Sasanians
East Iran in Late Antiquity
Häftad, 2018
347 kr
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Central Asia is commonly imagined as the marginal land on the periphery of Chinese and Middle Eastern civilisations. At best, it is understood as a series of disconnected areas that served as stop-overs along the Silk Road. However, in the mediaeval period, this region rose to prominence and …
Plutarch and the Persica
Av Eran Almagor
Inbunden, 2018
1507 kr
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Bridges the gap between Plutarch Studies and Achaemenid Studies through analysis of key textsThis book addresses two historical mysteries. The first is the content and character of the fourth century BCE Greek works on the Persian Achaemenid Empire treatises called the Persica. The second is the …
Greek Perspectives on the Achaemenid Empire
Persia Through the Looking Glass
Inbunden, 2016
2183 kr
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How did the Greek view of Persia and Persians change so radically in the archaic and classical Greek sources that they turned from noble warriors into peacock-loving cross-dressers with murderous mothers? This book looks at the development of a range of responses to the Achaemenids and their …
Bactrian Mirage
Iranian and Greek Interaction in Western Central Asia
Inbunden, 2020
1014 kr
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Offers a critical examination of Bactria during the Achaemenid and Hellenistic period. For ancient Greeks, Bactria was the end of the civilized world, a land renowned for its agricultural and mineral wealth, fierce warriors, '1,000' cities and its devotion to the Zoroastrian faith. Encompassing …
Courts and Elites in the Hellenistic Empires
The Near East After the Achaemenids, c. 330 to 30 BCE
Inbunden, 2014
2183 kr
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Rolf Strootman brings together various aspects of court culture in the Macedonian empires of the post-Achaemenid Near East. During the Hellenistic Period (c. 330-30 BCE), Alexander the Great and his successors reshaped their Persian and Greco-Macedonian legacies to create a new kind of rulership …
Myth and History in Ancient Persia
The Achaemenids in the Iranian Tradition
Inbunden, 2025
2183 kr
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This book fills an important gap in Achaemenid studies by using traditional Iranian narratives, such as those found in the famous Shahnameh, or 'Book of Kings', of Ferdowsi, to analyse the Greco-Roman accounts of Median and Persian royalty. The study shows that the classical authors derived their …
Myth and History in Ancient Persia
The Achaemenids in the Iranian Tradition
Häftad, 2027
315 kr
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This book fills an important gap in Achaemenid studies by using traditional Iranian narratives, such as those found in the famous Shahnameh, or ‘Book of Kings’, of Ferdowsi, to analyse the Greco-Roman accounts of Median and Persian royalty. The study shows that the classical authors derived their …
Myth and History in Ancient Persia
The Achaemenids in the Iranian Tradition
E-bok, 2025
420 kr
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This book fills an important gap in Achaemenid studies by using traditional Iranian narratives, such as those found in the famous Shahnameh , or ‘Book of Kings’, of Ferdowsi, to analyse the Greco-Roman accounts of Median and Persian royalty. The study shows that the classical authors derived their …
Myth and History in Ancient Persia
The Achaemenids in the Iranian Tradition
E-bok, 2025
420 kr
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This book fills an important gap in Achaemenid studies by using traditional Iranian narratives, such as those found in the famous Shahnameh , or ‘Book of Kings’, of Ferdowsi, to analyse the Greco-Roman accounts of Median and Persian royalty. The study shows that the classical authors derived their …
ReOrienting the Sasanians
East Iran in Late Antiquity
Inbunden, 2017
2099 kr
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Central Asia is commonly imagined as the marginal land on the periphery of Chinese and Middle Eastern civilisations. At best, it is understood as a series of disconnected areas that served as stop-overs along the Silk Road. However, in the mediaeval period, this region rose to prominence and …
Sasanian Persia
Between Rome and the Steppes of Eurasia
Inbunden, 2017
2205 kr
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The Sasanian Empire (third-seventh centuries) was one of the largest empires of antiquity, stretching from Mesopotamia to modern Pakistan and from Central Asia to the Arabian Peninsula. This mega-empire withstood powerful opponents in the steppe and expanded further in Late Antiquity, whilst the …
Semiramis' Legacy
The History of Persia According to Diodorus of Sicily
Häftad, 2018
471 kr
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Presents and contextualises extracts from the Historical Library of DiodorusThere are only a few detailed histories of Persia from Ancient Greek historiography that have survived time. Diodorus of Sicily, a first century BC author, is the only one to have written a comprehensive history (the …
Zoroastrian Scholasticism in Late Antiquity
The Pahlavi version of the Yasna Haptaŋhāiti
Av Arash Zeini
Inbunden, 2020
1644 kr
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Examines Zoroastrian exegesis by investigating a late antique translation of an ancient Iranian textChallenges the view that considers the study of the Zand an auxiliary science to Avestan studiesViews the Zand of the YH as a text in its own right and investigates it within the wider Pahlavi …
Zoroastrian Scholasticism in Late Antiquity
The Pahlavi version of the Yasna Haptaŋhāiti
Av Arash Zeini
Häftad, 2022
757 kr
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In late antiquity, Zoroastrian exegetes set out to translate their ancient canonical texts intoMiddle Persian, the vernacular of their time. Although undated, these translations, commonly known as the Zand, are often associated with the Sasanian era (224 651 CE). Despite the many challenges the …
Sasanian Persia
Between Rome and the Steppes of Eurasia
Häftad, 2019
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398 kr
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The Sasanian Empire (third-seventh centuries) was one of the largest empires of antiquity, stretching from Mesopotamia to modern Pakistan and from Central Asia to the Arabian Peninsula. This mega-empire withstood powerful opponents in the steppe and expanded further in Late Antiquity, whilst the …
Archaeology of Empire in Achaemenid Egypt
Häftad, 2021
637 kr
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A study of the material culture of Egypt during the period of Achaemenid Persian rule, c. 526-404 BCEProvides a clear overview of the archaeological evidence for Achaemenid Egypt, including temples, tombs, irrigation works, statues, stelae, seals and coinsDemonstrates how different types of …
Kingship and Empire under the Achaemenids, Alexander the Great and the Early Seleucids
Inbunden, 2025
1883 kr
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This book offers the first systematic, comparative analysis of the ideology of kingship and empire under the Achaemenids, Alexander the Great and the early Seleucids. It explores key issues thematically such as legitimation, representations of empire and royal space. Through this method, Stephen …
Kingship and Empire under the Achaemenids, Alexander the Great and the Early Seleucids
E-bok, 2025
420 kr
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This book offers the first systematic, comparative analysis of the ideology of kingship and empire under the Achaemenids, Alexander the Great and the early Seleucids. It explores key issues thematically such as legitimation, representations of empire and royal space. Through this method, Stephen …
Kingship and Empire under the Achaemenids, Alexander the Great and the Early Seleucids
E-bok, 2025
420 kr
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This book offers the first systematic, comparative analysis of the ideology of kingship and empire under the Achaemenids, Alexander the Great and the early Seleucids. It explores key issues thematically such as legitimation, representations of empire and royal space. Through this method, Stephen …
Courts and Elites in the Hellenistic Empires
The Near East After the Achaemenids, c. 330 to 30 BCE
Häftad, 2020
398 kr
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Rolf Strootman brings together various aspects of court culture in the Macedonian empires of the post-Achaemenid Near East. During the Hellenistic Period (c. 330-30 BCE), Alexander the Great and his successors reshaped their Persian and Greco-Macedonian legacies to create a new kind of rulership …
Socioeconomic Transformation in the Sasanian Empire
Late Antique Central Zagros
Inbunden, 2023
1518 kr
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Explores the cultural landscapes of the late antique Central Zagros and their long-term transformationsContextualises the socioeconomic milieu of the Sasanian Central Zagros in the late antique Near EastHighlights the role of nomadic and transhumant populations in the cultural formation processes …
Socioeconomic Transformation in the Sasanian Empire
Late Antique Central Zagros
Häftad, 2025
448 kr
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Recent studies have demonstrated the diverse character of the socioeconomic dynamics behind the socio-political transformations and infrastructural developments in different territories of the Sasanian and Roman Empires. Notwithstanding its distinct environmental and socio-cultural settings, the …
Coinages in the Achaemenid Empire
Av Keith Rutter
Inbunden, 2026
1848 kr
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The Achaemenid Empire was huge and the material available for studying it is disparate.The coinages produced in the empire offer distinctive perspectives and provide insights into crucial questions about how the empire was organised and administered. The numismatic evidence is particularly …
Coinages in the Achaemenid Empire
Av Keith Rutter
E-bok, 2026
2266 kr
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The Achaemenid Empire was huge and the material available for studying it is disparate.The coinages produced in the empire offer distinctive perspectives and provide insights into crucial questions about how the empire was organised and administered. The numismatic evidence is particularly …
Coinages in the Achaemenid Empire
Av Keith Rutter
E-bok, 2026
2266 kr
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The Achaemenid Empire was huge and the material available for studying it is disparate.The coinages produced in the empire offer distinctive perspectives and provide insights into crucial questions about how the empire was organised and administered. The numismatic evidence is particularly …
