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the monologue of Sassanian kings: an interpretation of Iranian historical reliefs

the monologue of Sassanian kings: an interpretation of Iranian historical reliefs. Sassanian empire. Were Sassanid totalitarians?.

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the monologue of Sassanian kings: an interpretation of Iranian historical reliefs

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  1. the monologue of Sassanian kings: aninterpretation of Iranian historical reliefs

  2. Sassanian empire

  3. Were Sassanid totalitarians? • RaffaelePettazzoni (1954:213) Essays on the history of religions "And like Zoroastrianism, which ended by becoming the totalitarian State religion in Persia under the Sassanids, as Christianity did in the Roman Empire." "Islam and Conflict Resolution: Theories and Practices" edited by Ralph H. Salmi, Cesar AdibMajul, George George Kilpatrick Tanham (1998) , The roots of western Europe: an essay on interpenetration of cultures during the first nine centuries, A.D. : with an epilogue covering cultural developments from the 10th to the 20th century (Jacques Rassel 1995).

  4. Bahrani, Zeinab, Rituals of War: the body and violence in Mesopotamia, New York: Zone Books, 2008.

  5. Ardeshir I– 224-241 AD SHAPUR I– 241-271 AD Hormoz I– 272-273 AD

  6. Bahram I- 273-276 AD Bahram II- 276-293 AD Narse-293-302 AD

  7. Shapur II- 310-379 AD Bahram V-421-439 AD Bahram V-531-579 AD

  8. KhosrowParviz – 591-628 AD Yazdgerd III– 632-651 AD

  9. Kartirinscriprions (3th Century A.D.) Naghsrajab:kartir: I destroyed the temples of Ashmough, the ones who were not Zorastorians

  10. Sarmashhad inscription: I helped the clergy men to build Zoroastrian temples…..

  11. Shapur I NaghshRostam :the story of Kartir’s travel to heaven and his attempts to omit all Ashmoughs Philip Valerianus

  12. Kartir in Sarmashhad: I changed the minorities religion to Zoroastrian in a region where "the horses and the men of the king existed"

  13. Kartir and Shapur about the victories on Romans and Ashmough

  14. …and in Aniranshahr: from antiyukhous, Syria, Kilikia, Qeysaria, Capadoukia…to Alan Gate , king of kings Shapour and his men and their horses took all these regions. Shapour marauded slaves, fired and ruined everywhere. I,Ketir, obeying king of kings , supported moqan and fires…

  15. Two words • Ashmough: in Kartir inscription , the Jews, Christians, Buddhists, and Zenadigh have been called Ashmough • Anirani: used by Shapur I to name the foreigners

  16. Shapur II/III – TaghBostan: This is me! Lord Shapour, worshiper of Ahouramazda, the king of Iran and Aniran king of kings, the son of the gods…to recognize our name ,bravery, heroism and our reign after this, we commanded to write these points…

  17. Firoozabad- Ardeshir and Ahuramazda

  18. Naghsh Rajab- Shapur and Ahuramazda

  19. Khosrow and two gods- TaghBostan

  20. Ardaviraf name (a religious book about a :travel to heaven) In heaven, I saw the spirits of soldiers where they had golden weapons….

  21. Thank you

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