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SUSA ii. HISTORY DURING THE ELAMITE PERIOD
François Vallat
This span of almost two thousand years has been divided into three clearly defined phases called paleo-, meso-, and neo-Elamite, each of which presents peculiarities of its own.
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SUSA iii. THE ACHAEMENID PERIOD
Remy Boucharlat
The history of Persia before Cyrus and at the beginning of his reign indicate that Persian elements were present in the plain not far from Susa in the first decades of the 6th century.
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SUSA iv. The Hellenistic and Parthian Periods
Laurianne Martinez-Sève
The town retained its importance under Alexander’s officers and successors, the Diadochs. It continued to house an extensive treasury and was a major prize in the wars they engaged in.
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SUSA v. THE SASANIAN PERIOD
G. Gropp
The satrap of Susa (Šuš) had been loyal to the Parthian king Artabanus V, and the city was forcibly conquered by Ardašir (qq.v.) in 224 after his victory over King Šād-Šāpur of Isfahan.
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Sušyānt
Cross-Reference
See SAOŠYANT.
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SUVASHUN
Masʿud Jaʿfari Jazi
The story is narrated through the eyes of Zari, a happily married woman whose behavior, as she struggles to protect her family, runs counter to that of the traditionally marginalized Persian woman. Other details are recounted through accounts of social visits and other encounters between Zari and her friends and relatives.
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SUYĀB
Gregory Semenov
now called Ak-Beshim, the site of an important city on the Silk Road, located 60 km to the east of the city of Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan.
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SWEDEN
Multiple Authors
i. Persian Art Collections, ii. Swedish Officers in Persia, 1911-15, iii. Swedish Archeological Mission to Iran, iv. Iranian Community
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SWEDEN i. PERSIAN ART COLLECTIONS
Karin Еdahl
Persian art collections in Sweden contain items from the prehistoric period (3600 BCE) to the 19th century. The first artifacts of possibly Iranian origin were brought by Vikings (or Rus), who traveled to the shores of the Caspian and there met with merchants from Iran.
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SWEDEN ii. SWEDISH OFFICERS IN PERSIA, 1911-15
Mohammad Fazlhashemi
In October 1910, increasing unrest in southern Persia led the British government to demand that the Persian central government restore order. The Persian government decided to create a highway gendarmerie with the aid of European instructors.