Volume 33 (2023)
Volume 32 (2022)
Volume 31 (2021)
Volume 30 (2020)
Volume 29 (2019)
Volume 28 (2018)
Volume 27 (2017)
Volume 26 (2016)
Volume 25 (2015)
Volume 24 (2014)
Volume 23 (2013)
Volume 22 (2012)
Volume 21 (2011)
Volume 20 (2010)
Volume 19 (2009)
Main Subjects = History of developments in ancient Iran
Number of Articles: 48
The army secretary in the bureaucracy of the Sasanian Empire
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 07 July 2024
Abstract
The efficient bureaucracy of the Sassanids, with experienced agents, carried out civil affairs in the vast area of "Iranshahr" (Iran/Sasanian Empire) for nearly five centuries. During ... Read More
Critical Interpretation of a Concept: Cyrus II and Xerxes I in the Platonic Conversation "Alcibiades Major"
Volume 33, Issue 59 , October 2023, , Pages 35-55
Abstract
Some scholars doubt that the dialog "Alcibiades Major" was written by Plato, but this conversation has an important place among the works belonging to the Platonic school. "Alcibiades ... Read More
Achaemenes and the Black Sea; Causes and results of the expansion of an empire
Volume 33, Issue 58 , July 2023, , Pages 127-154
Abstract
In the history of ancient Iran, the Achaemenes state had experience in governance and a long presence in the lands around the Black Sea. The Achaemenes, who formed one of the first ... Read More
Rethinking on the Evolution of the Concept of “Barbarian” in Archaic Greece: From the Trojan War to Greco-Persian Wars
Volume 32, Issue 56 , December 2022, , Pages 119-142
Abstract
In the surviving texts from the classical period of Greece, we come across a common word-especially in reference to the Achaemenid Persians-that is still used in the political literature ... Read More
Alexander the Macedonian and the historical memory of Cyrus the Great
Volume 32, Issue 54 , June 2022, , Pages 15-37
Abstract
Historians of Alexander the Macedonian have reported that while conquering the Iranian lands, the Macedonian conqueror revered the memory of Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid ... Read More
Sassanids' rule over Syria during the reign of Khosrow Parviz (604-628 AD)
Volume 32, Issue 53 , April 2022, , Pages 31-54
Abstract
Sassanids' rule over Syria during the reign of Khosrow Parviz (604-628 AD) has been discussed by scholars of ancient history over the past hundred years. Many of them believed that ... Read More
Farrah i Bānōg i Gïhān/ Hazār Nowrūz va Mihrgān
Volume 32, Issue 53 , April 2022, , Pages 55-77
Abstract
Some words or phrases in Middle Persian or Dari Persian languages are occasionally mentioned in Arabic sources of the early Islamic centuries that are of great value for research on ... Read More
The Importance of Alvand Mountain in the Parthian Period Based on Historical and Archaeological Evidence
Volume 31, Issue 52 , December 2021, , Pages 193-224
Abstract
Hamadan province in western Iran is one of the most important areas in historical and archeological studies that in different historical periods it had special importance. By studying ... Read More
The Situation of Women in the Sāssānīān Social System in the Post-Mazdak Era and Its Impact on the Writing of the Ardāvīrāfnāme
Volume 31, Issue 51 , November 2021, , Pages 73-95
Abstract
According to the content of jurisprudential and legal books compiled during the Sāssānīān period and according to scholars of this field, gender is one of the basis and criteria ... Read More
Application of Historical Maps and Documents in Locating and Understanding the Spatial Structure of Ancient Cities; A Case Study of the City of Rey in the First Centuries of Islam
Volume 31, Issue 51 , November 2021, , Pages 121-148
Abstract
The use of published research contents and the application of maps provided in such research is one of the most important ways to accurately discover and understand the location ... Read More
Overland Travel Speed in the Arsacid Empire Era (From 1st Century BCE to 3rd Century CE)
Volume 31, Issue 50 , July 2021, , Pages 17-44
Abstract
There are reports considering armies, riders, and caravans’ movements in historical evidence and classical narratives, including departure and arrival times, or calculable. Also, ... Read More
An Analytical Study of the Role of the Geographical Factors in the Iran-Greece Wars During the Achaemenid Period
Volume 31, Issue 50 , July 2021, , Pages 165-187
Abstract
The wars of Iran and Greece during the Achaemenid period, which took place during the reign of Darius the Great and his successor, Xerxes, are among the most important historical issues, ... Read More
The Achaemenid Presence in Ionia: From the End of the Peloponnesian War to the Peace of Antalcidas (404-387 BCE)
Volume 31, Issue 49 , March 2021, , Pages 93-117
Abstract
Unlike the war between the Achaemenids and the Greeks during the reign of Darius and Xerxes, the accounts on the war of the later periods (Artaxerxes I, Darius II, Artaxerxes II) is ... Read More
Livelihood Patterns of Sassanid Inhabitants in the City of Darrehshahr, Based on Environmental Components and Archeological Evidences
Volume 30, Issue 48 , December 2020, , Pages 153-180
Abstract
In rebuilding the livelihood patterns of past inhabitants of different parts of Iran, accommodating the content of historical and geographical texts with archaeological evidence will ... Read More
Jiroft Civilization: Based on the Cuneiform Texts and Archaeological Evidences from Varamin and Konar Sandal
Volume 30, Issue 47 , November 2020, , Pages 11-29
Abstract
Recent archaeological discoveries in the Halilrud valley (Kerman province, Iran), especially at the Site of Varamin and Konar Sandal of Jiroft, brought to light a hitherto unknown ... Read More
Reflections on Multiple Readings of the Mani Movement in the Historiography of the First Centuries
Volume 30, Issue 47 , November 2020, , Pages 87-108
Abstract
In the representation and retelling of the Mani religious movement in the first centuries' historiography, three main approaches can be identified except in a few narrations. These ... Read More
Iranian and Chinese Relations in the Sassanid Period and Its Impact on Chinese Culture, Based on the Chinese Sources
Volume 30, Issue 45 , May 2020, , Pages 9-35
Abstract
In general, Iranian and Chinese Relations in the Sassanid period can be divided into two periods: from the beginning to the reign of Yazdgerd III and from the Yazdgerd rule and the ... Read More
How Yazdgerd III Ascend to the Throne? (Study of Historical Sources with Emphasis on Shahnameh)
Volume 30, Issue 45 , May 2020, , Pages 87-106
Abstract
Most of the Arabic-Persian and other sources have dealt with Yazdgerd III coronation. There are much confusion and inconsistency in these sources. In this study, the historical data ... Read More
A Survey on Importance of Sassanid Castel of Shah Joghal (Jeqele) in Borujard, for Conservation of Roads in the Central Zagros
Volume 29, Issue 44 , March 2020, , Pages 35-54
Abstract
Castle Shah Jaghl or Jeqele can be considered one of the central Zagros mountain fortresses. The location of the castle is such that it has been settled on one of the communication ... Read More
The Communication Roads of the Western Part of Lorestan (Tarhān) in the Sassanid Era and the Early Islamic Centuries (With an Emphasis on Spring-Routes)
Volume 29, Issue 44 , March 2020, , Pages 165-193
Abstract
The historical roads of Tārhān district in the southwest of Lorestan province are the important and high-traffic inter-regional roads. One of its most important roads is the road ... Read More
The Role of Gold in the Sassanid Society and Economy
Volume 28, Issue 40 , February 2019, , Pages 176-190
Abstract
Ardashir the first, founder of the Sassanid Empire, established a new administrative system. The Sassanid kings, as the Achaemenids, did mint the gold and silver coins. During this ... Read More
The Evolution of the Administrative and Economic Structure of Egypt in the Achaemenid Era
Volume 28, Issue 39 , December 2018, , Pages 87-106
Abstract
The conquest of Egypt by the Achaemenids and the establishment and continuity of their government over this ancient land have raised the attention of the historians of that period, ... Read More
The Principles and Roots of King’s Legitimacy in Arsacid Dynasty
Volume 28, Issue 39 , December 2018, , Pages 107-131
Abstract
Arsacid dynasty was established in a tumultuous time. Seleucid Empire, as the successor of Alexander, had conquered a large part of Asia and Hellenism had spread into various aspects ... Read More
Ardašīr Son of Bābak and the Goddess Anāhitā
Volume 28, Issue 37 , June 2018, , Pages 35-56
Abstract
In the Sāsānid Era, in which religion and kingdom were considered as twin brothers, Sāsānid kings specially after coronation or after victory in wars, endowed ... Read More
Analysis of the Archetype in Halilrood Civilization Basin Based on Yung Theory
Volume 28, Issue 37 , June 2018, , Pages 83-104