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The Parthian and Early Sasanian Empires: Adaptation and Expansion (British Institute of Persian Studies, Archaeological Monograph Series) Paperback – November 20, 2017

by Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis (Editor), Michael Alram (Editor), Touraj Daryaee (Editor),

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Although much of the primary information about the Parthian period comes from coins, there has been much new research undertaken over the past few decades into wider aspects of both the Parthian and Sassanian Empires including the Arsacid Parthians, and their material culture. Despite a change of ruling dynasty, the two empires were closely connected and cannot be regarded as totally separate entities. The continuation of Parthian influence particularly into the early Sasanian period cannot be disputed. An historic lack of detailed information arose partly through the relative lack of excavated archaeological sites dating to the Parthian period in Iran and western scholars’ lack of knowledge of recent excavations and their results that are usually published in Persian, coupled with the inevitable difficulties for academic research engendered by the recent political situation in the region. Although an attempt has been made by several scholars in the west to place this important Iranian dynasty in its proper cultural context, the traditional GrecoRoman influenced approach is still prevalent. The present volume presents 15 papers covering various aspects of Parthian and early Sasanian history, material culture, linguistics and religion which demonstrate a rich surviving heritage and provide many new insights into ideology, royal genealogy, social organization, military tactics, linguistic developments and trading contacts.

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HISTORICAL
Jérôme Gaslain
Some aspects of political history: early Arsacid kings and the Seleucids

M. Rahim Shayegan
The Arsacids and Commagene

Marek Jan Olbrycht
Dynastic connections in the Arsacid empire and the origins of the House of Sāsān

Touraj Daryaee
From terror to tactical usage: elephants in the Partho-Sasanian Period

Mehrdad Ghodrat-Dizaji
Remarks on the location of the province of Parthia in the Sasanian period

Andrea Gariboldi
The birth of the Sasanian monarchy in western sources

Antonio Panaino
Kirdēr and the re-organisation of Persian Mazdeism

LINGUISTIC
Rika Gyselen
The Parthian language in early Sasanian times

Khodadad Rezakhani
From Aramaic to Pahlavi: epigraphic observations based on the Persis coin series

Daryoosh Akbarzadeh
Parthian Studies: Two New Notes

ARCHAEOLOGICAL
Antonio Invernizzi
A Note on Architectural Traditions in Arsacid Parthia: The Round Hall at Nisa

Barbara Kaim
Women, dance and the hunt: splendour and pleasures of court life in Arsacid and early Sasanian art

NUMISMATICS
Pierre-Yves Boillet
Quantifying monetary production: Ecbatana and Media in Parthian times

Nikolaus Schindel
The coinages of Paradan and Sind in the context of Kushan and Kushano-Sasanian numismatics

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxbow Books (November 20, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1785709623
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1785709623
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.19 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.4 x 0.4 x 10.9 inches

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Touraj Daryaee was born in Tehran, Iran in 1967. His elementary and secondary schooling was in Tehran, Iran and Athens, Greece. Daryaee took his Ph.D. in History at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1999. He specializes in the history and culture of Ancient Persia.

He is the Maseeh Chair in Persian Studies and Culture and the Director of the Dr. Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies & Culture at the University of California, Irvine.

His books include Šahrestānīhā ī Ērānšahr, A Middle Persian Text on Late Antique Geography, Epic, and History, Mazda Publishers, Costa Mesa, 2002; History & Culture of the Sasanians, Qoqnoos Press, Tehran, 2003; and Mēnōg ī Xrad: The Spirit of Wisdom, Essays in Memory of Ahmad Tafazzoli, Mazda Publishers, Costa Mesa, 2003; Scholars and Humanists: S.H. Taqizadeh & W.B. Henning, Mazda Publishers, 2008; Late Antique Iran: Portrait of a Late Antique Empire, Mazda Publishers 2008; Sasanian Persian: The Rise and Fall of an Empire, IB Tauris, 2009; The Oxford Handbook of Iranian History, OUP, 2012; Excavating an Empire: Ancient Persian in Longue Duree, Mazda Publishers, 2014; Cyrus the Great: An Ancient Iranian King, Afshar Press, 2015.

He is also the editor of the Nāme-ye Irān-e Bāstān, The International Journal of Ancient Iranian Studies at Iran University Press, as well as DABIR: Digital Archives and Brief notes and Iran Review at the University of California, Irvine.