Josef Wiesehöfer. “Women of the Sassanid Dynasty (224-651 CE)”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21487423 |
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| Authors | Domiziana Rossi (0000-0002-3608-4731, Cardiff University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 42-43 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Abstracta Iranica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0240-8910 • E-ISSN: 1961-960X |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/abstractairanica.52613 |
| OpenAlex | W3156300696 |
| Language | EN |
Although there is much evidence on Sasanian kings, we know little about their wives – not even the two attested ruling queens of the dynasty. Foreign and non-contemporary narratives often help to reconstruct this female world, with all the related problematics. Wiesehöfer divides royal women into three ‘chronological’ paragraphs, based on primary (i.e., rock reliefs, seals, inscriptions, coins, silver vessels), foreign (including internal sources but from a different ecumene than the royal o
Ancient history · Byzantine Studies and History · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Linguistics and language evolution
| Highly cited | No |
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