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parthian:: | Spocien Dictionary
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Parthian kings elevated the princes of the Exile to a kind of nobility, called Resh Galuta.
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Parthian was then succeeded by Middle Persian, which when written is known as Sasanian Pahlavi.
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Parthian starts its e-ink love-in by launching four ebook titles following the new Kindle Single model.
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Parthian did not die out immediately, but remains attested in a few bi-lingual inscriptions from the Sasanian era.
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Parthian architecture adopted elements of Achaemenid and Greek architecture, but remained distinct from the two.
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Parthian armies consisted largely of cavalry.
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Parthian expansion continued as well.
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Parthian innovations fully flowered during the Sassanid period with massive barrel-vaulted chambers, solid masonry domes, and tall columns.
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Parthian artwork is viewed by historians as a valid source for understanding aspects of society and culture that are otherwise absent in textual sources.
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- A native or inhabitant of Parthia
- Pertaining to Parthia or its people or language or culture; "Parthian archeology"
- The Iranian language spoken in the Parthian kingdom (250 BC to AD 226)
- (parthia) an ancient kingdom in Asia to the southeast of the Caspian Sea; it dominated southwestern Asia from about 250 BC to AD 226
- Parthia is a region of north-eastern Iran, best known for having been the political and cultural base of the Arsacid dynasty, rulers of the Parthian Empire.
- (Parthia) a region in northeastern Iran; territories corresponding to the empire ruled by dynasts from Parthia
- (Parthians) Iranian ruling dynasty between ca. 250 B.C.E. and 226 C.E. (p. 204)
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient Parthia (ancient country SW Asia in NE modern Iran) or its people. (see Pure Land tradition)
- A royal dynasty ruling Iran from 250 B.C.-226 A.C.
