The Sassanid and the Policy of Zoroastrization of Armenia
Since the middle of Arsacid Empire to the end of the Sassanid era, Armenia had always been the center of conflicts between these two great ancient powers, Iranians and Romans. Armenia was one of the Iranian Satrapies in the Achaemenid period named Armenia. In an agreement with the Roman government,...
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| author | Mohammad Taqi Imanpour Parviz Hossein Talaei Mosta faJarfi |
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| description | Since the middle of Arsacid Empire to the end of the Sassanid era, Armenia had always been the center of conflicts between these two great ancient powers, Iranians and Romans. Armenia was one of the Iranian Satrapies in the Achaemenid period named Armenia. In an agreement with the Roman government, a branch of Arsacid royal family ruled there since the second half of the first century AD. Following the rise of the Sassanid Empire, Armenians who regarded them as usurper of Parthian power began their resistance to them in extending their power in this area. Acceptance of Christianity in Armenia during Tiri dates the Great in 301 AD led to the development of tensions between the Sassanid and Armenia; especially when some of the Sassanid kings at this time tried to impose Zoroastrianism in Armenia.
Using historical research methodology and on the basis of the existing evidence, this paper aims at studying the Sassanid policy in Zoroastrianzation of the Armenia for political purposes. This paper will show that none of these attempts were successful and Armenia remained a Christian country. Nonetheless, it is shown that despite these religious upheavals, Armenians remained as a partner and collaborator with Iranians. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c466c60900de45c48698c3b04688045a2022-12-21T19:16:13ZfasInstitute for Humanities and Cultural Studiesتحقیقات تاریخ اجتماعی2383-04842383-04922014-01-013299120918The Sassanid and the Policy of Zoroastrization of ArmeniaMohammad Taqi Imanpour0Parviz Hossein Talaei1Mosta faJarfi2Assistant Professor, Department of History, Ferdowsi UniversityAssistant Professor; Kerman UniversityMA, Department of History, Tehran UniversitySince the middle of Arsacid Empire to the end of the Sassanid era, Armenia had always been the center of conflicts between these two great ancient powers, Iranians and Romans. Armenia was one of the Iranian Satrapies in the Achaemenid period named Armenia. In an agreement with the Roman government, a branch of Arsacid royal family ruled there since the second half of the first century AD. Following the rise of the Sassanid Empire, Armenians who regarded them as usurper of Parthian power began their resistance to them in extending their power in this area. Acceptance of Christianity in Armenia during Tiri dates the Great in 301 AD led to the development of tensions between the Sassanid and Armenia; especially when some of the Sassanid kings at this time tried to impose Zoroastrianism in Armenia. Using historical research methodology and on the basis of the existing evidence, this paper aims at studying the Sassanid policy in Zoroastrianzation of the Armenia for political purposes. This paper will show that none of these attempts were successful and Armenia remained a Christian country. Nonetheless, it is shown that despite these religious upheavals, Armenians remained as a partner and collaborator with Iranians.http://socialhistory.ihcs.ac.ir/article_918_17e74727e2adaf6e679cf6de5479326b.pdfArsacidSassanidArmeniaChristianityZoroastrianismThe Battle of Avarayr |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Taqi Imanpour Parviz Hossein Talaei Mosta faJarfi The Sassanid and the Policy of Zoroastrization of Armenia تحقیقات تاریخ اجتماعی Arsacid Sassanid Armenia Christianity Zoroastrianism The Battle of Avarayr |
| title | The Sassanid and the Policy of Zoroastrization of Armenia |
| title_full | The Sassanid and the Policy of Zoroastrization of Armenia |
| title_fullStr | The Sassanid and the Policy of Zoroastrization of Armenia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Sassanid and the Policy of Zoroastrization of Armenia |
| title_short | The Sassanid and the Policy of Zoroastrization of Armenia |
| title_sort | sassanid and the policy of zoroastrization of armenia |
| topic | Arsacid Sassanid Armenia Christianity Zoroastrianism The Battle of Avarayr |
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