#sassanians

[kirkland-brand-witch]

[memories-of-ancients]

Gold coin issued during the reign of Peroz II, Sassanian Empire, circa 325-330 AD

from The LA County Museum of Art

[arioloyal]

Boran dokht [590 - 632 A.D]

Boran dokht was the first empress of the sassanid (persia) empire. She was the daughter of king khosrow II and byzantine princess Maria.

Although her two tenures of rule were shortlived, she did try to bring stability to persia by the implementation of just laws, reconstruction of the infrastructure, and by lowering taxes and minting coins. Diplomatically, she desired good relations with her western neighbours (the byzantinnes) , whom she had an embassy sent to, which was well received by emperor heraclius

A/n: idk why but it kinda reminds me of sibylla's ceremonial crown >_<...

Art by me

Coin source: sekeha . Com

[who-do-i-know-this-man]

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[aurangg]

Look at this beautiful ossuary.

[beardedmrbean]

[brummie-man-interests]

[paulpingminho]

[bagdemagus]

Gilded silver plate depicting the king hunting Iran, Sassanian dynasty, probably reign of Chosroes II (591-632 CE) Found in Russia

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Inv.56.364

[bull-believer]

Textile Fragment (Linen, plain weave, embroidered with wool and cotton), Iran, 6th-7th Century AD

[autodidactprofessor]

The Battle of Dara: A Turning Point in Byzantine-Persian Warfare

Background: The Stage Set for Conflict The Byzantine Empire, with its capital at Constantinople, was the successor to the Eastern Roman Empire, preserving much of Roman law, culture, and administrative structures. Under the reign of Emperor Justinian I, who ascended the throne in 527, the empire embarked on an ambitious program to restore the glory of Rome. Justinian’s vision extended beyond…

[baebeylik]

Left- dish from the Sasanian Empire. 2nd-3rd Century.

Right- dish from the period of Umayyad conquest. 7th to 8th Century.

Trustees of the British Museum.

Credit: https://smarthistory.org/reframing-art-history/early-islamic-art-and-architecture-umayyads-abbasids/

[alixdelin]

(via Gridllr)

Bronze bust of King Sapur II, Sassanian Empire (Iran), 4th century AD

from Phoenix Ancient Art

[lightdancer1]

Next is Empress Boran, one of the few people who actually was a reigning empress in the long annals of Iranian history:

Next up is the Sassanian Empress Boran, whose life overlaps with the great and ruinous war between the Iranian and Byzantine Empires that would do so much to make the rise of Islam possible. She played a part in the intrigues that surrounded the immediate aftermath of the war and the overthrow of Khusrau II, and is one of the figures given credit for the return of the relic of the True Cross to Byzantium after Heraclius won the one war, only to find himself playing a starring role in the loss of another.

https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/boran-pers

[aurangg]

It would be great if I put as much dedication, time and attention that I do into ancient history into something academically useful to me right now.

[pyomatic]

one thing that gets me weirdly emotional about early medieval art is the fact that motifs get repeated so often, which means that, at the same point in time, people on other sides of the globe were creating the same images. like, look at this bowl created in tibet (now in Japan) and a silver sceatta penny from England which both have the same motif of a centaur holding plants, both from the 8th-9th centuary.

like idk man. something something humans have always been in contact and in dialogue with each other even if they will never meet and will never even know of where the other lives.