Josef Wiesehöfer
- PERSIS, KINGS OF
PERSIS, KINGS OF, the Persian dynasts who between the 2nd century BCE and 3rd century CE ruled as Parthian representatives…
- ARDAŠĪR I i. History
i. History Ardašīr, Middle Persian spelling ʾrthštr ( = Parthian ʾrthštr), pronounced Artašīr, later Ardašīr, is derived from Old Iranian…
- HECATAEUS OF MILETUS
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- HELLANICUS OF LESBOS
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- HERACLEITUS OF EPHESUS
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- HERACLEIDES OF CYME
HERACLEIDES OF CYME (fl. ca. 350 B.C.E.), Greek author of a “Persian History” (Persika) in five books, which survives only…
- HERMIPPUS OF SMYRNA
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- GIFT GIVING ii. In Pre-Islamic Persia
GIFT GIVING ii. In Pre-Islamic Persia Although giving and receiving gifts played a part in almost all ancient societies, it appears…
- FĀRS ii. History in the Pre-Islamic Period
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- HERZFELD, ERNST v. HERZFELD AND THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT IRAN
HERZFELD, ERNST v. HERZFELD AND THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT IRAN Herzfeld’s classical education, giving him familiarity with Greek and Latin…
- FRATARAKA
FRATARAKA “leader, governor, forerunner” (fratara- ; Av. fratara- “fore-, former”; BSogd. prtr; cf. OInd. pratarám, Gk. proteros; Brandenstein and Mayrhofer,…