Oriental studies
There are 625 items in Oriental studies:
Arabia Felix
Arabs: the people living in the country to the west and south of Mesopotamia. Ancient Yemen Although the name "Arab" means something like "nomad",…Arabia Deserta
Arabs: the people living in the country to the west and south of Mesopotamia. The Assyrian attack the Arabs (relief from…Arakha (Nebuchadnezzar IV)
Arakha: son of Haldita, an Armenian, living in Babylon. Arakha After the unsuccessful insurrection of Nidintu-Bêl against the new Persian king Darius…Arbela (Erbil)
Arbela (Assyrian Arba'ilu): Town in ancient Assyria, modern Arbîl or Erbil, situated between the Great and the Little Zab. Arbela Excavations make…Persian Influence on Greek architecture
The ancient Persian and Greek cultures did not exist in isolation. There was cross-fertilization. The present article describes several aspects of Persia's influence on Greece.Architecture …Ardašir I
Ardašir I: first king of Persia from the Sasanian dynasty, ruling from 224 to 241. Ardašir I Main deeds: Name: Ardašir I Son of a…Ardašir III
Ardašir III: king of Persia, ruling from 379 to 383, member of the Sasanian dynasty.Main deeds: Perhaps Ardašir III Name: Ardašir III Beginning…Ardašir IV
Ardašir IV: king of Persia, ruling from 628 to 630, member of the Sasanian dynasty.Main deeds: Name: Ardašir IV Beginning of reign: 628 The Sasanian king Khusrau II fought a long war against the Byzantines, but was defeated by the Byzantine emperor Heraclius. In…Ardumaniš
Ardumaniš: Persian nobleman, son of Vakauka. Ardumaniš was one of the seven conspirators who killed the Magian usurper Gaumâta and helped Darius I the Great become king (September 522 BCE). Ardumaniš is the only conspirator not mentioned in the third book of…Ariaramnes
Ariaramnes (Old Persian: Ariyâramna): name of the great-grandfather of the Persian king Darius I the Great. He must have ruled in the first quarter of the sixth century BCE.Ariaramnes is mentioned in the prologue of the Behistun Inscription, in which its…Ariobarzanes (1)
Ariobarzanes I (Old Persian: *Ariyabrdna): Persian nobleman, member of the Pharnacid dynasty, between 387 and 363/362 satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia. Portrait…Ariobarzanes
Ariobarzanes: king of Armenia (r. c-2-4 CE).In about 8 BCE, Tigranes IV succeeded his father Tigranes III as king of Armenia. He embarked upon a pro-Parthian policy, which was unacceptable to the Romans and causing some diplomatic exchanges between the…