LECTURE FOR APRIL 19 -- SASANIAN PERSIA

 

Rome's worst nightmare:  Persian king Shapur I captures the Roman emperor Valerian, without even unsheathing his sword.

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Khusro, King of Kings of Persia

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The education of a Persian nobleman:  to ride the horse, to shoot the bow, to tell the truth

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Armored cavalry, a Persian invention (graffito from Dura-Europus)

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From the synagogue at Dura-Europus:  Philistines, depicted as contemporary Persian soldiers:

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The Good Life, Persian-style:

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