Mesopotamia and Iran in the Parthian and Sasanian periods : rejection and revival c. 238 BC-AD 642 : proceedings of a seminar in memory of Vladimir G. Lukonin
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Mesopotamia and Iran in the Parthian and Sasanian periods : rejection and revival c. 238 BC-AD 642 : proceedings of a seminar in memory of Vladimir G. Lukonin
British Museum Press, 2000
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Mesopotamia and Iran in the Parthian and Sasanian periods
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"The present volume is a companion and sequel to Early Mesopotamia and Iran: contrast and conflict c. 3500-1600 BC, Later Mesopotamia and Iran: tribes and empires 1600-539 BC, and Mesopotamia and Iran in the Persian period: conquest and imperialism 539-331 BC."--Jacket
Bibliography: p. 76-79
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Included in this volume are papers delivered at the fourth seminar in memory of Vladimir Lukonin. This series has examined relations between Mesopotamia and Iran from the earliest historical period onwards, and this latest and last seminar deals with the Parthian and Sasanian periods, between circa 238 BC and AD 642. This epoch witnessed a rejection of the Hellenistic ideals introduced by Alexander and, with the coming to power of two successive Iranian dynasties, the Parthian and the Sasanians, a revival of oriental culture. control over Iran and Mesopotamia brought the Parthians and Sasanians into conflict with Rome and later Byzantium in the west. The book contains essays on Parthian and sasanian history, Parthian culture and costume, rock reliefs of sasanian Iran, Sasanian silver vessels. The text also discusses Mesopotamia in the sasanian period, with particular emphasis on settlement patterns and arts and crafts. The concluding chapter deals with sasanian art beyond the Persian world.
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