The rise of the Sasanian Empire

THE WORLD IS FULL OF HISTORY: Rise of the Sasanian Empire: The Persians (205-310 CE). The accounts of the fall of the Parthians and the rise of the Sasanians are shrouded by time. Yet the Sasanians rose from obscurity to establish one of the most powerful empires of the Ancient Near East (Robert C. L. Holmes, The Collector).

There are many connections between ancient Judaism and the late-antique Sassanian (Sasanian) Empire in Iran. For many PaleoJudaica posts, see here and links.

And for lots of posts on the Parthian Empire, which preceded the Sassanians, see here and links.

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