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The Sasanian Empire (224–651 A.D. )
Around 224 A.D., Ardashir I, a descendant of Sasan who gave his name to the new Sasanian dynasty, defeated the Parthians. The Sasanians saw themselves as the successors of the Achaemenid Persians. One of the most energetic and able Sasanian rulers was Shapur I (r. 241–72 A.D. ). During his reign, the central government was strengthened, the coinage was reformed, and Zoroastrianism was made the state religion. The expansion of Sasanian power in the west brought conflict with Rome. In 260 A.D., Shapur took prisoner the emperor Valerian in a battle near Edessa. Thereafter the defense of Rome's eastern frontier was left to the ruler of Palmyra, a caravan city in Syria. By the end of Shapur I’s reign, the Sasanian empire stretched from the River Euphrates to the River Indus and included modern-day Armenia and Georgia. After a short period during which much territory was lost, Sasanian fortunes were restored during the long reign of Shapur II (r. 310–79 A.D. ). He reestablished control over the Kushans in the east and campaigned in the desert against the Arabs. Conflict with Rome resulted once again in Sasanian control of northern Mesopotamia and Armenia. During the fifth century, tribal movements in Central Asia resulted in Hephthalite Huns creating an extensive empire centered on Afghanistan. After a disastrous campaign, the Sasanians were forced to pay tribute to their new eastern neighbors.
The Sasanian Empire (224–651 A.D.) | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art sasanian style iran silver, mercury gilding h. (a) 13.4 in. (34 cm) purchase, mr. & mrs. douglas dillon gift and rogers fund, 1967 (67.10a,b) ... view slideshow view thumbnails ... after a disastrous campaign, the sasanians were forced to pay tribute to their new eastern neighbors.... related... timelines (10)... anatolia and the caucasus, 500–1000 a.d. arabian peninsula, 1–500 a.d. arabian peninsula, 500–1000 a.d.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/sass/hd_sass.htm [737 words]
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Geometric Patterns in Islamic Art | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art while geometric ornamentation may have reached a pinnacle in the islamic world, the sources for both the shapes and the intricate patterns already existed in late antiquity among the greeks, romans, and sasanians in iran.... related... timelines (14)... anatolia and the caucasus, 1000–1400 a.d. anatolia and the caucasus, 1400–1600 a.d. central and north asia, 1000–1400 a.d. egypt, 1–500 a.d. egypt, 500–1000 a.d.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/geom/hd_geom.htm [1504 words]
Sword and scabbard ¦ Highlights ¦ Ancient Near Eastern Art ¦ Collection Database ¦ Works of Art ¦ The Metropolitan Museu are almost always depicted with a sword suspended from the belt, a motif appropriate to the victor in combat. this iron sword with a gold-covered wooden scabbard is a splendid example of the type adopted by the sasanians from the hunnish nomads who roamed europe and asia in the sixth and seventh centuries, shortly before the beginning of the islamic era. it has a long and narrow grip with two finger rests,
http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/sword_and_scabbard/objectview.aspx?page=1&sort=5&c [303 words]
The Art of the Umayyad Period (661–750) | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum o the main artistic influence came from the late antique classical naturalistic tradition, which had been prevalent on the eastern shores of the mediterranean. this was also supplemented by the more formal modes developed by the byzantines and sasanians, a factor that especially affected metalwork, textiles, and the depiction of animal, vegetal, and figural motifs. with time, however, artists developed new techniques, forms, and decorative conventions that distinguished their works from earlier ones.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/umay/hd_umay.htm [907 words]
The Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1970.301.2 ) and fought against the forces of evil ( 1970.301.3 ); the kayanids—the principal protagonists of the enmity with turan, the first and foremost antagonist of iran ( 1970.301.36 ); and the sasanians—the last glorious dynasty to rule a unified iran before the advent of islam ( 1970.301.62 ). the last section of the poem is considered to be the more historical one, and was occasionally referred to by medieval islamic historiographers.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/shnm/hd_shnm.htm [2172 words]
Palmyra | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art with the foundation of the sasanian empire of iran in 224 a.d., palmyra lost control over the trade routes, but the head of a prominent arabian family who was an ally of the roman empire, septimius odaenathus, led two campaigns against the sasanians and drove them out of syria. when odaenathus was murdered in 267 a.d., his arab queen, zenobia, declared herself augusta (empress) and ruled in the name of her son, vaballathus. she established palmyra as the capital of an independent and far-
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/palm/hd_palm.htm [569 words]
Nineteenth-Century Iran: Continuity and Revivalism | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolit the qajars reunified the country that had been torn apart and controlled by competing factions since the fall of the safavids in 1722. to celebrate this achievement, the earliest qajar shahs linked themselves with the achaemenids (559–330 b.c. ) and the sasanians (224–651), the ancient kings who had established the foundations of the persian nation and its culture. fath c ali shah (r. 1797–1834) commissioned rock-cut reliefs where these earlier kings had ordered carved reliefs with their own portraits.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/crir/hd_crir.htm [1311 words]