Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
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The Sasanians were the last of the ancient Persian dynasties, and the largest empire to espouse Zoroastrianism, before the encounter with the Arabs swept away the pre-Islamic institutions. Using new sources, Touraj Daryaee provides a portrait of the empire's often negelcted social history, exploring the development of political and administrative institutions from foundation by Ardashir I to the last king, Yasdegerd III, and the attempts of his descendants to re-estabish a second state for almost a century after.
List of platesProlegomena1 The Political History of Iran and an-Iran 12 The Society of Iranshahr 393 Religions of the Empire: Zoroastrians, Manichaeans, Jews and Christians 694 Languages and Textual Remains of the Citizens 995 The Economy and Administration of the Iranshahr 123Notes 151Bibliography 191Index 217
