From Aristotle to Zoroaster: An A to Z Companion to the Classical WorldFrom Aristotle to Zoroaster provides the first comprehensive guide to the classical world as a whole. Never before have the key peoples, places, institutions and events of Greece, Rome, Persia, India, and China been encompassed in a single volume, highlighting the fascinating similarities and differences, tensions and compound effects that laid the foundations of present-day Europe and Asia. Students, experts, and classical history buffs alike will discover a wealth of information in this easy-to-use volume. This detailed and completely accessible volume covers historical milestones from 600 BC through AD 600. Its alphabetical entries are supplemented by cross-references, a chronological table, 19 maps, 174 illustrations, and a thorough index - all carefully designed to provide the essential aspects of the classical world in a convenient yet richly informative package. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 17
Page 346
... Shapur used the imperial prisoner as a footstool when mounting his horse . The Sasanian inscription re- counts how , during Shapur's third war against Rome , there ' occurred beyond Carrhae and Edessa a great battle in which Valerianus ...
... Shapur used the imperial prisoner as a footstool when mounting his horse . The Sasanian inscription re- counts how , during Shapur's third war against Rome , there ' occurred beyond Carrhae and Edessa a great battle in which Valerianus ...
Page 347
... Shapur indicate the power of the aris- tocracy , a persistent feature of Iranian politics . Often the nobles were instru- mental in establishing their own pre- ferred candidates on the throne . One of them was Bahram I , who was not ...
... Shapur indicate the power of the aris- tocracy , a persistent feature of Iranian politics . Often the nobles were instru- mental in establishing their own pre- ferred candidates on the throne . One of them was Bahram I , who was not ...
Page 364
... Shapur seizing Valerian , while another Roman emperor , Philip , kneels before his horse . SHAPUR I when he mounted his horse . That the Romans did not permanently lose con- trol of Syria may have had as much to do with Sasanian ...
... Shapur seizing Valerian , while another Roman emperor , Philip , kneels before his horse . SHAPUR I when he mounted his horse . That the Romans did not permanently lose con- trol of Syria may have had as much to do with Sasanian ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Alcibiades Alexander allies Antiochus Antony army Ashoka Asia Minor Athenian Athens Augustus Ban Chao battle BC-AD Buddhist Caesar campaign Candragupta Carthage Carthaginian century BC China Chinese Christian city-states classical Claudius Cleopatra commander Confucian Confucius conquest Constantine Crassus Cyrus Daoist Darius death defeat Demetrius died Dong Zhongshu eastern Egypt enemy force frontier Gaul Greece Greek Gupta GUPTA DYNASTY Han dynasty historian Honorius imperial India Italy kingdom Kushanas later League Liu Bang London Luoyang Macedon Macedonian Mauryan Mediterranean ment military Mithridates Nero northern officials Parthians Peloponnesian Pericles PERSIAN INVASIONS Persian king philosopher Plutarch political Pompey present-day provinces Ptolemy Qian Qin dynasty rebel rebellion reign revolt Roman emperor Roman empire Rome ruler Sasanian Scipio Seleucid Seleucus senate Shang Shang Yang Shapur Sicily Sima Sima Qian slaves Spartans Theban Thebes Theodosius throne Thucydides tion troops tyrant Vandals victory Visigoths Wang Mang western Xiongnu Zhang Zhang Qian Zhao Zhao Gao