{"product_id":"arsacids-and-sasanians-political-ideology-in-post-hellenistic-and-late-antique-persia-hardback-9780521766418","title":"Arsacids and Sasanians; Political Ideology in Post-Hellenistic and Late Antique Persia (Hardback) 9780521766418","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eArsacids and Sasanians\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePolitical Ideology in Post-Hellenistic and Late Antique Persia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInvestigates Arsacid and early Sasanian political ideologies through their interplay with Roman policy in the East.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eM. Rahim Shayegan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521766418, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 September 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e570 pages, 16 b\/w illus.  4 maps  12 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 16 x 3.8 cm, 0.93 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSasanian Persia, which succeeded the Parthians, was one of the great powers of late antiquity and the most significant power in the Near East, together with the Roman Empire. This book undertakes a thorough investigation of the diverse range of written, numismatic, and archaeological sources in order to reassess Sasanian political ideology and its sources and influences in the ideologies of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, Babylonian scholarship and prophecy, and Hellenistic Greek thought. It sheds fresh light on the political complexities of early Arsacid and Sasanian history, especially the situation in Babylon and Elymais, and on the Roman propaganda which penetrated, shaped, and determined Roman attitudes towards Sasanian Persia.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Preamble: Achaemenids and Sasanians\u003cbr\u003e 1. Sasanian epigraphy\u003cbr\u003e 2. Classical sources: Dio, Herodian, Ammianus Marcellinus\u003cbr\u003e 3. Arsacids and Sasanians\u003cbr\u003e 4. Imitatio veternae Helladis and imitatio Alexandri in Rome\u003cbr\u003e Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e], Middle Eastern history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Middle Eastern history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Middle%20Eastern%20history%20%5BHBJF1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265032376600,"sku":"9780521766418","price":126.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521766418i.jpg?v=1692019021","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/arsacids-and-sasanians-political-ideology-in-post-hellenistic-and-late-antique-persia-hardback-9780521766418","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}