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This 9 page research paper offers an overview of Sasanian Empire history, a Persian empire established in the third century, and its main strengths, both social and culture, as well as militarily. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Sasanian Strength
Enterprises Inc. By - properly! The Sasanians overthrew the Parthians in 226 and
defeated the armies of Islam by 651, establishing an empire that extended "from the Indus to the Nile, from Yemen to the Caucasus" (Cornuelle). Yet, despite the extent and longevity
of their rule, the Sasanian Empire is poorly understood, largely because the major sources conveying their history were written by their enemies, the "sagas of Rome, Constantinople and Mecca" miscast
"these Persians as villainous archetypes" (Cornuelle). This examination of Sasanian history is specifically concerned with identifying the factors that account for the
Sasanian strength, which allowed it to go up against the greatest military power of the era, i.e., the Roman Empire, and survive; however, for the purposes of this essay, "strength"
is understood to encompass more than military strength, as a societys strength also includes the interaction between the social, political and religious institutions, as well as the military. Early
History Hormizd I (271-272 CE), the Shapur Is youngest son, ruled briefly, but is associated with good rule and the "building of the city of Ram-Hormizd. An inscription that was
carved during the reign of his father refers to him calls him "the Great king of Armenia," which appears to be a title signaling that he was the heir apparent
to the throne (Daryaee 31). He was succeeded by Wahram I (271-274 CE), his elder brother who had been passed over in favor of Hormizd and his reign was also
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