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",…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Ariobarzanes (1)

Ariobarzanes I (Old Persian: *Ariyabrdna): Persian nobleman, member of the Pharnacid dynasty, between 387 and 363/362 satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia. Portrait…

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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…

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