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2 results in Edinburgh Studies in Ancient Persia

Sasanian Persia
  • Between Rome and the Steppes of Eurasia
  • Edited by Eberhard Sauer
  • Published by:
    Edinburgh University Press
    Published online:
    22 December 2017
    Print publication:
    05 June 2017
  • The Sasanian Empire was one of the largest empires of antiquity, stretching from Mesopotamia to modern Pakistan. This book explores key phenomena which contributed to its wealth and power, from the empire's armed forces to agriculture, trade and treatment of minorities. The latest discoveries feature prominently.

ReOrienting the Sasanians
  • East Iran in Late Antiquity
  • Khodadad Rezakhani
  • Published by:
    Edinburgh University Press
    Published online:
    07 December 2017
    Print publication:
    31 March 2017
  • 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 importance as one of the centres of Persian-Islamic culture, from the Seljuks to the Mongols and Timur.

    Khodadad Rezakhani tells the back story of this rise to prominence, the story of the famed Kushans and mysterious ‘Asian Huns’, and their role in shaping both the Sasanian Empire and the rest of the Middle East.