Armenia and Iran: The Birth of Two Nations in Late Antiquity

This paper discusses the idea of Armenian and Iranian identity in 3rd century CE. It is proposed that the bordering region of the Armeno-Iranian world, such as that of the Siwnik‘ and its house saw matters very differently from that of the Armenian kingdom. The Sasanians in return had a vastly diffe...

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Main Author: Touraj Daryaee
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Jagiellonian University 2021-07-01
Series:Electrum
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Online Access:https://www.ejournals.eu/pliki/art/19463/pl
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description This paper discusses the idea of Armenian and Iranian identity in 3rd century CE. It is proposed that the bordering region of the Armeno-Iranian world, such as that of the Siwnik‘ and its house saw matters very differently from that of the Armenian kingdom. The Sasanians in return had a vastly different view of Armenia and Georgia as political entities, and used their differences to the benefit of their empire.
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spelling doaj.art-47c6537e48c4450291d00aa2b70546772022-12-22T00:44:29ZdeuJagiellonian UniversityElectrum1897-34262084-39092021-07-0128 596710.4467/20800909EL.21.006.13364Armenia and Iran: The Birth of Two Nations in Late AntiquityTouraj Daryaee0University of California, IrvineThis paper discusses the idea of Armenian and Iranian identity in 3rd century CE. It is proposed that the bordering region of the Armeno-Iranian world, such as that of the Siwnik‘ and its house saw matters very differently from that of the Armenian kingdom. The Sasanians in return had a vastly different view of Armenia and Georgia as political entities, and used their differences to the benefit of their empire.https://www.ejournals.eu/pliki/art/19463/plsiwnik‘sassanian empireērānšahrka’be-ye zardoštpaikulizarrbed
spellingShingle Touraj Daryaee
Armenia and Iran: The Birth of Two Nations in Late Antiquity
Electrum
siwnik‘
sassanian empire
ērānšahr
ka’be-ye zardošt
paikuli
zarrbed
title Armenia and Iran: The Birth of Two Nations in Late Antiquity
title_full Armenia and Iran: The Birth of Two Nations in Late Antiquity
title_fullStr Armenia and Iran: The Birth of Two Nations in Late Antiquity
title_full_unstemmed Armenia and Iran: The Birth of Two Nations in Late Antiquity
title_short Armenia and Iran: The Birth of Two Nations in Late Antiquity
title_sort armenia and iran the birth of two nations in late antiquity
topic siwnik‘
sassanian empire
ērānšahr
ka’be-ye zardošt
paikuli
zarrbed
url https://www.ejournals.eu/pliki/art/19463/pl
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