Chapter A Survey of Parthian Military Architecture
This article provides a synopsis of Parthian military architecture by an initial examination of Arsacid military requirements for the defence of their empire. Following an overview of Central Asian circular systems, Parthian architectural innovations, Seleucid-Hellenic influences, and the tripartite...
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| description | This article provides a synopsis of Parthian military architecture by an initial examination of Arsacid military requirements for the defence of their empire. Following an overview of Central Asian circular systems, Parthian architectural innovations, Seleucid-Hellenic influences, and the tripartite system, Parthian military architecture in the empire’s northeast and Central Asian territories (Margiana, Hyrcania, Aria, Bactria), Iran and the Persian Gulf, Mesopotamia and Syria are analysed. The article concludes with a discussion of possible defensive wall systems during the Parthian era. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1565262025-03-07T15:24:19Z Chapter A Survey of Parthian Military Architecture Farrokh, Kaveh tools of war ancient XX century military history This article provides a synopsis of Parthian military architecture by an initial examination of Arsacid military requirements for the defence of their empire. Following an overview of Central Asian circular systems, Parthian architectural innovations, Seleucid-Hellenic influences, and the tripartite system, Parthian military architecture in the empire’s northeast and Central Asian territories (Margiana, Hyrcania, Aria, Bactria), Iran and the Persian Gulf, Mesopotamia and Syria are analysed. The article concludes with a discussion of possible defensive wall systems during the Parthian era. 2025-03-07T15:24:18Z 2025-03-07T15:24:18Z 2023 chapter ONIX_20250307_9788383314624_2176 9788383314624 9788383314617 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/156526 eng image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.press.uni.lodz.pl/index.php/wul/catalog/book/944 Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego 10.18778/8331-461-7.04 10.18778/8331-461-7.04 83bfe9c9-323d-4283-b087-d859fd9af314 9788383314624 9788383314617 45-75 open access |
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