
Название: The Age of the Parthians
Автор: Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis, Sarah Stewart
Издательство: I.B.Tauris
Год: 2007
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 174
Размер: 15.1 Мб
Язык: English
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. Charting over 1000 years of history, The Idea of Iran series offers a significant new appraisal of one the most fascinating, but also (at least in the West) relatively little known, of the great civilizations of antiquity.