Merv, an archaeological case-study from the northeastern frontier of the Sasanian Empire

Bibliographic Data

ID9336334
AuthorsSt John Simpson (0000-0001-9884-7637), John Simpson (0000-0002-9773-7441, British Museum, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume2
Issue2
Publication date2014-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Ancient History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2324-8106 • E-ISSN: 2324-8114
PublisherDe Gruyter (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/jah-2014-0033
OpenAlexW2324489919
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited19

This paper re-examines some of the latest archaeological evidence from Merv, beginning with the oasis, followed by the city and finally with aspects of the urban economy. It concludes with a brief exploration of how this cumulative evidence matches that from some other regions of the Sasanian Empire, including frontier regions such as Gorgan, and the Mesopotamian heartlands, and argues that cross-regional archaeological comparison throws new light on how the Sasanian state effectively managed its resources

Ancient history · Archaeological evidence · Archaeology · Empire · Frontier · Geography · State (computer science · Ancient Near East History · Byzantine Studies and History · Computer Science · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History

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