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1Roman relations with the Parthians and Sassanids — Relations during the RepublicThe first direct contact between the Republic and the Parthians was c.96BC, when Lucius Cornelius Sulla, while proconsul in Cilicia, met the Parthian ambassador Orobazus. Plutarch reports that he managed to take the… …
2Roman relations with the Armenians — Contacts between the Italian peninsula and the Armenian Highland go back to the Iron Age when the Etruscan civilization traded with the Kingdom of Urartu by way of Phrygia and Ancient Greece. Urartian bronzes, bull headed cauldrons and pottery… …
3The Machabees — The Machabees † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Machabees (Gr. Hoi Makkabaioi; Lat. Machabei; most probably from Aramaic maqqaba= hammer ). A priestly family which under the leadership of Mathathias initiated the revolt against the… …
4The Pahlavas — are a people mentioned in ancient Indian texts like the Manu Smriti, various Puranas, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, and the Brhatsamhita. In some texts the Pahlavas are synonymous with the Pallavas, a dynasty of Southern India: While the Vayu… …
5History of the Jews in Iran — The beginnings of Jewish history in Iran date back to late biblical times. The biblical books of Isaiah, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Chronicles, and Esther contain references to the life and experiences of Jews in Persia. In the book of Ezra, the… …
6Full translation of the Behistun Inscription — The following translation of the Behistun Inscription was made by L.W. King and R.C. Thompson [ The sculptures and inscription of Darius the Great on the rock of Behistûn in Persia , 1907 London. (I have made some minor changes and added the… …
7The Fall of the Roman Empire (film) — Infobox Film name = The Fall of the Roman Empire caption = Original film poster director = Anthony Mann producer = Samuel Bronston Jaime Prades (associate) Michal Waszynski (associate) writer = Ben Barzman Basilio Franchina Philip Yordan starring …
8Parthians — Were present in Jerusalem at Pentecost (Acts 2:9). Parthia lay on the east of Media and south of Hyrcania, which separated it from the Caspian Sea. It corresponded with the western half of the modern Khorasan, and now forms a part of Persia …
9History of the Jews in Iraq — Iraqi Jews are Jews born in Iraq or of Iraqi heritage. The history of the Jews in Iraq is documented from the time of the Babylonian captivity c. 800 BCE. Iraqi Jews constitute one of the world s oldest and most historically significant Jewish… …
10Tigranes II The Great — ▪ king of Armenia Tigranes also spelled Tigran, or Dikran born c. 140 died c. 55 BC king of Armenia from 95 to 55 BC, under whom the country became for a short time the strongest state in the Roman East. Tigranes was the son or… …
