| Adler, Jack | ||
| Parthian Retreat--The Road to Seres (2006) | ||
| Bellissima Publishing, 2006, 364 p. | ||
| Abstract: Two young Parthians, brother and sister, are caught up in the great rivalry between Rome and Parthia in Asia Minor during first century A.D.. At that time Parthia was Rome's greatest enemy, fightng over land as well as trade routes to Seres, land of silk. Larius and Kyra become wards of Rome when their father, a Parthian nobleman, is killed in battle. In order to save his sister from slavery and possibly worse, Larius is caught up in political intrigue when he agrees to become a spy for his would-be benefactor, the Roman procurator, Publius. From this point on things become more complicated for both Kyra and Larius. As their lives intertwine with history, they experience the good and the bad. Most of all, they survive, heroic and strong. Jack Adler is a widely published author who teaches UCLA extension classes in Journalism and writing. [Publisher] | ||
| Seres Sanctuary (2006) | ||
| Bellissima Publishing, 2006, 244 p. | ||
| Abstract: This second book in the continuing story of Parthian brother and sister Larius and Kyra takes the reader to a place called Seres. Larius is once again caught up in court intrigue, and Kyra falls in love at last and marries. They are in another culture and must learn another language and ways that are strange and different from their own. Just when they think they are safe, their past comes back to haunt them. Will Larius and Kyra ever find peace? Will they be able to remain happily ever after in Seres? Or will their sanctuary be denied and their hopes and dreams destroyed? Read this captivating story set in first century AD ancient China and follow Larius and Kyra in their quest for sanctuary. [Publisher] | ||
| Parthian Karma (2007) | ||
| Bellissima Publishing, 2007, 196 p. | ||
| Abstract: In this, the third book in the trilogy of the story of Kyra and Larius, a brother and sister born in First Century AD who are taken from their Parthian home when their parents are killed in battle by a roman soldier and are then made wards of Rome. Because they are of noble birth, they are not made slaves of Rome and they live a comfortable life until a series of events that thrust them into turmoil causing them to flee the Roman Empire. The saga of Kyra and Larius continues as the brother and sister seek home and sanctuary, experiencing the full flavor of new and different cultures in their search. Parthian Karma is a colorful and exciting tale filled with suspense and intrigue. The other two books in this Jack Adler trilogy are 'Parthian Retreat, The Road To Seres', and 'Seres Sanctuary'. All three books are available in both soft cover and hardcover editions and are Ingram listed. [Publisher] | ||
| Alram, Michael | ||
| "Ardashir's eastern campaign in the light of numismatic evidence" (2007) | ||
| In: Cribb, Joe & Herrmann, Georgina (eds.), After Alexander: Central Asia Before Islam. Proceedings of the British Academy ; 133 | ||
| London: Oxford University Press, 2007 | ||
| "L'Asia dopo Alessandro" (2007) | ||
| In: Invernizzi, Antonio (ed.), Sulla via di Alessandro da Seleucia al Gandhara (Catalog of the exhibition, Palazzo Madama, Torino, 27 Feb to 27 May 2007) | ||
| Torino: Edizioni Silvana Editoriale, 2007 | ||
| Alston, R. & Lieu, Samuel N. C. | ||
| Aspects of the Roman East : Papers in Honour of Professor Fergus Millar FBA (2007) | ||
| In: Studia Antiqua Australiensia (SAA 3) | ||
| Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2007, xiv+230 p. | ||
| Abstract:
This is the first of two volumes of papers by scholars actively engaged in the study of the Roman East in honour of Professor Fergus Millar FBA, formerly Camden Professor of Ancient History at the University of Oxford and the leading scholar of Roman History of his generation. The first volume mainly from contributors based in the Northern Hemisphere contain studies on the Roman Near East, Egypt and early Byzantium. A second volume containing papers by scholars mainly based in the Southern Hemisphere is in preparation. Richard Alston, "Fraying Round the Edges: Models of Change on the Margin" Samuel Lieu, "Rome on the Euphrates - The Final Siege of Dura-Europos" David Noy, "The Jews of Roman Syria: The Synagogues of Dura-Europos and Apamea" Nigel Pollard, "Colonial and Cultural Identities in Parthian and Roman Dura-Europos" Geoffrey Greatrex, "Roman frontiers and foreign policy in the East" Frank Beetham (Trans.), "A Byzantine Life of Constantine (BHG 365) (Annotated by Samuel N. C. Lieu)" | ||
| Alston, Richard | ||
| "Fraying Round the Edges: Models of Change on the Margin" (2007) | ||
| In: Aspects of the Roman East : Papers in Honour of Professor Fergus Millar FBA [Studia Antiqua Australiensia (SAA 3)] | ||
| Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2007 | ||
| Anderson, Michael E. | ||
| The Parthian Interpreter: An Odyssey of the Later Empire (2007) | ||
| Booklocker.com, Inc., 2007, 532 p. | ||
| Abstract: A Roman senator and his Parthian slave battle their way across half the world to reach China. Their growing conflicts cause one man to lose his soul while the other finds love and purpose far from his birth country. | ||
| Ash, John | ||
| The Parthian Stations (2007) | ||
| Carcanet, 2007, 96 p. | ||
| Abstract:
Modern poetry. The document known as "The Parthian Stations" is an account of the overland route from Antioch to the borders of India in the first century BC. John Ash's own "Parthian Stations" begins with his departure from New York to Istanbul. It is a journey, as he writes, not so much between contrasting cities as 'between different versions of the same city', to a place that is exotic and familiar, spanning West and East, past and present, where cultures and histories intersect. It holds memories and encounters: time dissolves, but it is also vividly real, with buses, restaurants and meetings with friends. Precise, witty and unpredictable, John Ash writes as the watchful outsider, with the insights of a resident. "The Parthian Stations" continues his exploration of what it means to be a part of a culture, to celebrate what is loved and ultimately unknowable. [Publisher] "The title poem tells of ancient Parthia and its clashes with Rome. As he contemplates forgotten names of places that signify "the people dying in their thousands, / corpses uncounted under the rubble", he laments ignorance of the past and the east, the casualties of Afghanistan and Iraq as well as of the Roman age. He also acknowledges how difficult it is to avoid failures of sympathy and understanding, to feel for so many dead." [William Wootten, The Guardian, Saturday May 19, 2007] http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/poetry/0,,2083082,00.html | ||
| Assar, G. R. F. | ||
| "History and Coinage of Elymais During 150/149-122/121 BC" (2004-2005) | ||
| Name-ye Iran-e Bastan, 2006, vol. 4, no. 2 (Mar), p. 27-91. | ||
| Abstract: Includes chart of annual Susian bronze issues | ||
| "The terminal date of the reign of Mithradates I" (in Persian) (2006) | ||
| Bulletin of Ancient Iranian History (UCLA), 2006, vol. 2 (Sept.) | ||
| Abstract: Review of the primary and secondary sources on the terminal date of the reign of Mithradates I, suggesting B.C. 132 rather than the generally accepted B.C. 138-137. | ||
| "Moses of Chorene and the early Parthian chronology" (2006) | ||
| Electrum, 2006, vol. 11, p. 61-86. | ||
| "A Revised Parthian Chronology of the Period 91-55 BC" (2006) | ||
| Parthica, 2006, vol. 8, p. 55-104. | ||
| "A Revised Parthian Chronology of the Period 165-91 BC" (2006) | ||
| Electrum, 2006, vol. 11, p. 87-158. | ||
| "Arsaces IV (c. 170-168 BC) the 1st 'Missing' Parthian King" (2006-2007) | ||
| Name-ye Iran-e Bastan, 2007, vol. 6, no. 1 & 2 (2006-7), p. 3-14. | ||
| "New Date on Vardanes II Tetradrachms" (2007) | ||
| Journal of the Oriental Numismatic Society, 2007, no. 194 (winter), p. 5-7. | ||
| Abstract: Amend reference to n. 20 in footnote 6 on page 5 which should read n. 21. | ||
| "The Proper Name of the 2nd Parthian Ruler" (2008) | ||
| Bulletin of Ancient Iranian History (UCLA), 2008, vol. 4, no. March | ||
| Assar, G. R. F. & Bagloo, Morteza Ghassem | ||
| "An Early Parthian 'Victory' Coin" (2006) | ||
| Parthica, 2006, vol. 8, p. 25-36. | ||
| Assar, G. R. F. (ed.) | ||
| "Bibliography of David Sellwood" (2006) | ||
| Parthica, 2006, vol. 8, p. 15-16. | ||
| Bigwood, J. M. | ||
| "Some Parthian Queens in Greek and Babylonian Documents" (2008) | ||
| Iranica Antiqua, 2008, vol. 43, p. 235-274. | ||
| Bivar, A. D. H. | ||
| Gondophares and the Indo-Parthians (2007) | ||
| In: Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh & Stewart, Sarah (eds.), Age of the Parthians. Series: Idea of Iran, vol. 2 | ||
| London: I.B. Tauris, 2007 | ||
| Bollati, Ariela | ||
| "Le impronte di sigillo da Seleucia al Tigri e dalla Mesopotamia seleucide" (2007) | ||
| In: Invernizzi, Antonio (ed.), Sulla via di Alessandro da Seleucia al Gandhara (Catalog of the exhibition, Palazzo Madama, Torino, 27 Feb to 27 May 2007) | ||
| Torino: Edizioni Silvana Editoriale, 2007 | ||
| Cellerino, Alessandra | ||
| "Vita quotidiana e usi funerari nella Mesopotamia seleucide e partica" (2007) | ||
| In: Invernizzi, Antonio (ed.), Sulla via di Alessandro da Seleucia al Gandhara (Catalog of the exhibition, Palazzo Madama, Torino, 27 Feb to 27 May 2007) | ||
| Torino: Edizioni Silvana Editoriale, 2007 | ||
| Cribb, Joe & Herrmann, Georgina (eds.) | ||
| After Alexander: Central Asia Before Islam (2007) | ||
| In: Proceedings of the British Academy ; 133 | ||
| London: Oxford University Press, 2007 | ||
| Abstract: This is a new study of the history, archaeology and numismatics of Central Asia, an area of great significance for our understanding of the ancient and early medieval world. This vast, land-locked region, with its extreme continental climate, was a centre of civilization with greatmetropolises. Its cosmopolitan population followed different religions (Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Buddhism), and traded extensively with China, India, the Middle East, and Europe. The millennium from the overthrow of the first world empire of Achaemenian Persians by Alexander the Great to thearrival of the Arabs and Islam was a period of considerable change and conflict. The volume focuses on recent investigations in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. It provides a complex analysis of the symbiosis between the city life based on oases, and the nomadic peoples grazing their animals in the surrounding semi-deserts. Other topics include the influence of the Greek colonistson military architecture, and the major impact of the Great Kushans on the spread of Buddhism and on the development of the Central Asian metropolis. And although written documents rarely survive, coinage has provided essential evidence for the political and cultural history of the region. These essays will be of interest to the scholar, the student, and the armchair traveller. [publisher] | ||
| Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh | ||
| "Iranian Coins: Symbols of Power" (2007) | ||
| In: Cribb, Joe & Herrmann, Georgina (eds.), After Alexander: Central Asia Before Islam. Proceedings of the British Academy ; 133 | ||
| London: Oxford University Press, 2007 | ||
| "The Iranian Revival in the Parthian Period" (2007) | ||
| In: Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh & Stewart, Sarah (eds.), Age of the Parthians. Series: Idea of Iran, vol. 2 | ||
| London: I.B. Tauris, 2007 | ||
| Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh & Stewart, Sarah (eds.) | ||
| The Age Of The Parthians (2007) | ||
| In: Series: Idea of Iran, vol. 2 | ||
| London: I.B. Tauris, 2007, 297 p. | ||
| Abstract: The Parthians were nomadic horse-warriors who left few written records, concentrating rather on a rich oral and storytelling tradition. What knowledge we have of this remarkable people derives primarily from their coinage, which mixed Hellenism with Persian influences. In this book, distinguished scholars examine - from a variety of perspectives--the origins of the Parthians, their history, religion and culture, as well as perceptions of their empire through the lens of both imperial Rome and China. [publisher] | ||
| Dabrowa, Edward | ||
| "The Conquests of Mithridates I and the Numismatic Evidence" (2006) | ||
| Parthica, 2006, vol. 8, p. 37-40. | ||
| Derakhshi, H. & Khademi, F. | ||
| "The chronological occupations of Zohak castle on the basis of three seasons of archaeological excavations (2000 – 2002)" (2006) | ||
| Bulletin of Parthian and Mixed Oriental Studies, 2006, vol. 1 | ||
| Downey, Susan B. | ||
| "L'Arte partica" (2007) | ||
| In: Invernizzi, Antonio (ed.), Sulla via di Alessandro da Seleucia al Gandhara (Catalog of the exhibition, Palazzo Madama, Torino, 27 Feb to 27 May 2007) | ||
| Torino: Edizioni Silvana Editoriale, 2007 | ||
| Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (ed.) | ||
| The Hymns to the Living Soul. Middle Persian and Parthian Texts in the Turfan Collection. (2006) | ||
| In: Berliner Turfantexte 24 | ||
| Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2006, xliv+235 p. | ||
| Abstract: The ‘Hymns to the Living Soul’ presents texts in the Iranian languages Middle Persian and Parthian from the Turfan Collection in Berlin together with two fragments from the Otani Collection in Kyoto and one from St. Petersburg. The texts belong to the Manichaean community in Central Asia of a millennium ago which used Middle Persian and Parthian hymns in its rituals and celebrations. These hymns are predominantly in Parthian. They focus on a key area of Manichaean theology, the imprisonment of the divine principle light in the material world and the need for the Manichaean Chosen Ones to free this light, as they free themselves, in order to send it back to the paradise of light to where the Chosen Ones will eventually follow it. This edition gathers all the relevant published and unpublished texts (lists of hymns, hymns and ‘cantillated’ hymns as well as some possibly related hymns) and presents them in diplomatic edition together with a transcription and translation into English on facing pages. Unlike in previous editions great attention is paid to the formal structure of the hymns. An extensive introduction, notes, a complete glossary and facsimiles of fragments not previously reproduced accompany the edition. [Publisher] | ||
| Edwell, Peter | ||
| Between Rome and Persia : The Middle Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Palmyra Under Roman Control (2007) | ||
| London: Routledge, 2007, 304 p. | ||
| Abstract:
This detailed history of explores Rome’s interaction with its Persian neighbour and enemy from the first century BC to the third century AD. Peter Edwell takes the innovative approach in treating the area in regional terms, giving more nuanced interpretations than are available in broader treatments of the Roman Near East. [Publisher] Table of Contents: Introduction 1. Rome on the Euphrates and in Mesopotamia ca. 65 BC to AD 165 2. Rome and Palmyra ca. 65 BC to AD 165 3. The Province of Mesopotamia and the Division of Syria under the Severans 4. Roman Military Organisation of the Middle Euphrates, Palmyra and Mesopotamia ca. AD 200–257 5. Conflict Between Rome and Sasanian Persia Involving the Middle Euphrates and Mesopotamia 6. Palmyra and Rome: AD 260–72 | ||
| Errington, E. & Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh | ||
| From Persepolis to the Punjab. Exploring Ancient Iran (2007) | ||
| London: British Museum Press, 2007 | ||
| Abstract: Discusses details of Phraates conflict with Tiridates. | ||
| Farrokh, Kaveh | ||
| Shadows in the Desert: Ancient Persia at War (2007) | ||
| Osprey, 2007 | ||
| Abstract: The text outlines Persia's contributions to world civilization in areas such as mythology, technology, sciences, literature, militaria, the arts, music, architecture and garments. | ||
| Frendo, David | ||
| "Cassius Dio and Herodian on the First Sasanian Offensive against the Eastern Provinces of the Roman Empire (229–232)" (2006) | ||
| Bulletin of the Asia Institute, 2006, tome/ser. New, vol. 16, p. 25-36. | ||
| "Roman Expansion and the Graeco-Iranian World: Carrhae, Its Explanation and Aftermath in Plutarch" (2007) | ||
| Bulletin of the Asia Institute, 2007, tome/ser. New, vol. 17 | ||
| Garibian de Vartavan, N. | ||
| "Les traditions dynastiques parthes et le siège patriarcal en Arménie au IVe-Ve siècles" (2006) | ||
| Bulletin of Parthian and Mixed Oriental Studies, 2006, vol. 1 | ||
| Gaslain, Jérôme | ||
| "Le bachlik d'Arsace Ier ou la représentation du nomade-roi" (2006) | ||
| Bulletin of Parthian and Mixed Oriental Studies, 2006, vol. 1 | ||
| "Réflexions sur la signification des armes des premières monnaies Arsacides" (2006) | ||
| In: Mode, Marcus & Tubach, Jürgen (eds.), Arms and Armour as Indicators of Cultural Transfer | ||
| Reichert, 2006, p. 233-257. | ||
| Abstract: Proceedings of the International Conference on Arms and Armament in Parthian and Sasanian Times, Wittenberg 25-27 Nov 2003, Halle | ||
| "Le statut royal arsacide à la lumière du portrait imberbe de Pacoros" (2007) | ||
| Bulletin of Parthian and Mixed Oriental Studies, 2007, vol. 2, p. 7-16. | ||
| Abstract: Historians of the Arsacid Period always considered that Pacoros, the eldest son of King Orodes II (57-38 BC), was a well-known Arsacid prince because of his repeated attacks on Syria and then his short invasion of Judea in 40 BC. These military campaigns in the sphere of East Roman World of influence are also remembered because of Pacoros' youth. Nevertheless, the context of the beardless representation of Pacoros on his coinage remains unclear in many aspects. But it is now possible to present a twofold hypothesis on the career of this young prince : at about 40 BC, Pacoros was a co-regent with Orodes II and, as a unique case in the Arsacid History, at that point in time and simultaneously with his father, he held the title King of kings. [Author] | ||
| Gaslain, Jérôme & Maleuvre, Jean-Yves | ||
| "Auguste et les Arsacides, ou le prix des enseignes" (2006) | ||
| Parthica, 2006, vol. 8, p. 169-194. | ||
| Gilbert, D. L. | ||
| Magi: A Novel (2007) | ||
| Brewster, MA: Paraclete Press, 2007 | ||
| Abstract: The premise of Magi: A Novel is that the magi of Christmas fame were from the priestly caste of Parthia. I believe the user group and those interested in Parthian culture will enjoy the historical accuracy of the book. King Phraates, Queen Thea Musa and Prince Phraataces have prominent roles in the novel. The chief setting of the story in the early chapters is the city of Ctesiphon. Parthian culture, religion, politics, dress, customs, warfare, death rituals, language, coins, geography, and personal names are all described with care and authenticity. The research to complete the manuscript took ten years. | ||
| Gnoli, T. | ||
| "C. Iulius Mygdonius. Un Parto a Ravenna" (2006) | ||
| In: Panaino, Antonio & Piras, Andrea (eds.), Proceedings of the 5th Conference of the Societas Iranologica Europæa, Ravenna, 6-11 Oct 2003. Vol. I Ancient & Middie Iranian Studies | ||
| Milano: 2006, p. 461-470. | ||
| Greatrex, Geoffrey | ||
| "Roman frontiers and foreign policy in the East" (2007) | ||
| In: Aspects of the Roman East : Papers in Honour of Professor Fergus Millar FBA [Studia Antiqua Australiensia (SAA 3)] | ||
| Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2007 | ||
| Hartmann, Udo | ||
| "'Denn ihrem Diktat vermochte der König nicht zu widersprechen...' Die Position der Frauen am Hof der Arsakiden" (2006) | ||
| In: Panaino, Antonio; Piras, Andrea & Zippoli, Riccardo (eds.), Proceedings of the 5th Conference of the Societas Iranologica Europaea, Ravenna, 6-11 Oct. 2003. Vol. I: Ancient and Middle Iranian Studies | ||
| Milano: 2006, p. 485-517. | ||
| Haruta, Seiro | ||
| "Elymaean and Parthian Inscriptions from Khuzestan: a Survey" (2006) | ||
| In: Panaino, Antonio & Piras, Andrea (eds.), Proceedings of the 5th Conference of the Societas Iranologica Europæa, Ravenna, 6-11 Oct 2003. Vol. I Ancient & Middie Iranian Studies | ||
| Milano: 2006, p. 471-478. | ||
| Hiebert, Fredrik & Cambon, Pierre (eds.) | ||
| Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul (2008) | ||
| 2008, 304 p. | ||
| Abstract:
Exhibition catalog. The exhibition, co-organized by the National Geographic Society and the National Gallery of Art, will travel to the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, October 24, 2008 through January 25, 2009; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22 through May 17, 2009; and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, June 23 through September 20, 2009. After its tour through Paris, Turin, and Amsterdam, the show was reorganized for the United States and accompanied by this new catalogue. Revealing Afghanistan’s multicultural heritage are some 228 objects ranging in date from 2200 BC to the second century AD. Drawn from four archaeological sites, they belong to the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul and include fragmentary gold bowls with artistic links to Mesopotamia and Indus valley cultures (modern-day Pakistan) from the Bronze Age site of Tepe Fullol; bronze and stone sculptures and a gilded silver plaque from the former Greek colony at Aï Khanum (“Lady Moon”); bronzes, ivories, and painted glassware that had been imported from Roman Egypt, China, and India, and excavated from ancient storerooms discovered in the 1930s and 1940s in Begram; and more than 100 gold ornaments from the “Bactrian Hoard,” found in 1978 in Tillya Tepe, the site of six nomad graves, and revealing a synthesis of Greek, Roman, Persian, Indian, Chinese, and Siberian styles. | ||
| Hoge, Robert Wilson | ||
| "Current Cabinet Activities" (2006) | ||
| American Numismatic Society, 2006, vol. 5, no. 1 (Spring), p. 32. | ||
| Abstract: Among other coins discussed, a Sellwood 67.1 drachm of Parthamaspates is illustrated (ANS accession 1944.100.83249). | ||
| Hollis, Adrian; Mitchiner, Christopher & Mitchiner, Michael | ||
| "Two New Parthian Drachms" (2008) | ||
| Journal of the Oriental Numismatic Society, 2008, no. 195 (Spring), p. 4-5. | ||
| Abstract: Authors describe two silver drachms bearing Phraates name, apparently minted on campaign in an eastern area of Parthian empire. The conclusion is that they are coins of Phraates IV during his exile to the east and most probably were minted to pay the Scythian army that helped him regain the throne from Tiridates ca. 27 B.C. | ||
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