#Sasanian

Historians of Iran

HistorianofIran

As a refresher, the Kushans were Iranian nomads who settled in Bactria and, in the first century CE, built an empire that covered most of modern Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northern

Simcha Gross

Simcha_Gross

Discussing Sasanian royal reliefs this week, and I have to say, Sasanians knew that the best way to convey the idea that they trample on their foes... was to literally

ayerta

vsavranvp

https://quillette.com/2020/07/31/lessons-from-the-last-empire-of-iran/Being ahead of the curve, I had originally planned a series on lessons from Iran but it didn't materialise because I'm lazy. The quillette piece is written from a

Christian Sahner

ccsahner

1/ What happened to the descendants of the Sasanian cavalry (known as the Asāwira) who went over to the Arabs during the conquest of Iraq? A thread on how Sasanian

Historians of Iran

HistorianofIran

@Rob_Haug here a little later today and this time we will be focusing on the Arab-Muslim conquest of eastern Iran and Central Asia. The east played an important role in

Tweeting Historians

Tweetistorian

Oyez oyez cocofaaaaaans! We're BACK with more history today. Yesterday we blazed through coconuts' spread around the globe, and today we'll consider Roman (and Byzantine. AND SASANIAN) coconuts!So buckle

Historians of Iran

HistorianofIran

@Rob_Haug back for day four of the eastern frontier. Yesterday I started talking about the eastern frontiers of the Sasanian Empire, but, surprisingly, had trouble fitting four centuries into a

Simcha Gross

Simcha_Gross

On the topic of imperial Iranian inscriptions circulating among subjects, a postscript which takes us to the Sasanian Empire, a case of scholarly integrity, & fascinating modern forgeries. Though less

Nadeem | Eran ud Turan

eranudturan

The world’s earliest surviving “#Shahnameh” (ok not quite, more on this below) is not from #Iran and not even in #Persian, but painted on the walls of a #Sogdian private

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

OsamaSMAmin

I've just uploaded 16 images of the Sasanian coins. All are never-before-seen & were displayed for the very first time in June 2019 at the Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraqi Kurdistan. My

Scripturient

56Dtweets

A thread on #Sogdia; it's people, History and it's religions/deities; some of whom correspond to Sanatan ones!Please RT, follow if you like it! Sogdians were Iranic people whose homeland, Sogdiana,

manvir singh

mnvrsngh

Grand narratives of history often center on interactions among ideas, polities, & Great Individuals (esp. Great Men). But one of the important & overlooked actors is disease! Here are some

Dr Caitlin Green

caitlinrgreen

A Roman 'ribbon glass cup', probably made Italy in about 25 BC-50 AD: https://blog.cmog.org/2011/06/27/antiquity-or-contemporary/ An eastern Mediterranean mosaic glass bowl, early 2nd century–1st century BC: https://m.cmog.org/art

Jin Xu

xujnx

My posts on Shimao attracted a bit attention. In fact, also on the east edge of the steppe, in 6th c AD, arose a city which can be truly called

Erin L. Thompson

artcrimeprof

Dear Timeline Auctions: maybe consider changing up who makes the stuff you sell as priceless antiquities? If I can identify the same sculptor I get just a wee bit suspicious.

Ali Ansari

aa51_ansari

a) Very grateful to my gracious hosts @holland_tom & @dcsandbrook on @TheRestHistory for the opportunity to talk about the many contributions of Iranian (Persian) civilisation... b) Sadly, despite my best