Ardashir

14 09, 2017

Who were the Sassanians? Iran – West Asian history

By |2018-04-15T12:09:26-07:00September 14th, 2017|History, West Asia|Comments Off on Who were the Sassanians? Iran – West Asian history

Ardashir, the first ruler of the Sassanians Rulers of the Parthian Empire In 211 AD, a group of Iranians called the Sassanians (the descendants of Sassan) took over control of the Parthian Empire from [...]

14 09, 2017

From Xerxes to Alexander – the later Persian Empire

By |2019-10-24T12:52:19-07:00September 14th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on From Xerxes to Alexander – the later Persian Empire

The Persian shah, Xerxes, from the 400s BC. Death of Xerxes and revolt In 465 BC, someone killed the Persian King Xerxes. His assassin may have been his son Ardashir [...]

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