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Artabazos I Of Characene
Artabazos I of Characene was a king of Characene, a vassal state of the Parthians, His short reign lasted only from 49/48-48/47 BC. Like most kings of Characene, he is known only from numismatic sources, A unique tetradrachm, is dated DXS (48-47 b.c.) and displays on the reverse an extended Greek inscription ''basileōs artabazo theopatoros aytokratoros sōtēros philopatoros kai philellēnos'' translates “of the king Artabazes, of divine descent, ruler in his own right, the deliverer, who loves his father and the Greeks” The square arrangement of this epithet spaced around a typical Greek Heracles, is copied from the conventional style of contemporary Parthian coinage. Georges Le Rider ''Monnaies De Characene''. In '' Syria''. volume 36 fascicule 3-4, 1959 page 246 His name was hellenised as, like his predecessor, his coin A coin is a small, flat (usually depending on the country or value), round piece of metal or plastic used primarily as a medium of exchange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coinage Of Artabazos Of Characene
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Coinage may refer to: * Coins, standardized as currency * Neologism, coinage of a new word * ''COINage'', numismatics magazine * Tin coinage, a tax on refined tin * Protologism, coinage of a seldom used new term See also * Coining (other) * Coin (other) A coin is a small, flat, round piece of metal or plastic that is used as money. Coin or Coins may also refer to: Places France * Coin-lès-Cuvry, a municipality in Moselle * Coin-sur-Seille, a municipality in Moselle * Mont Coin, a mountain in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Le Rider
Georges Charles Le Rider (27 January 1928 – 3 July 2014) was a French historian, librarian and administrator, a specialist in Greek numismatics, who headed the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris. He had a filial relationship with Henri Arnold Seyrig who became and remained his mentor. Career After he was admitted to the École normale supérieure in 1948, Le Rider obtained his agrégation de lettres classiques in 1952. A member of the École française d'Athènes from 1952 to 1955, he joined the French Institute of Archeology of the Near East, where he stayed until 1958. While he was living in Athens, his son was born; Jacques was to become a renowned Germanist. On his return from Beirut, Georges entered the Bibliothèque nationale de France as curator of the Cabinet des Médailles, a department he then headed from 1961. In 1975 he left the Cabinet des Médailles to become the deputy head of the Bibliothèque nationale, a position he held until his appointment in 1981 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Year Of Birth Unknown
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1st-century BC Monarchs In The Middle East
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 (Roman numerals, I) through AD 100 (Roman numerals, C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or History by period, historical period. The 1st century also saw the Christianity in the 1st century, appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings Of Characene
Characene (Ancient Greek: Χαρακηνή), also known as Mesene (Μεσσήνη) or Meshan, was a kingdom founded by the Iranian Hyspaosines located at the head of the Persian Gulf mostly within modern day Iraq. Its capital, Charax Spasinou (Χάραξ Σπασινού), was an important port for trade between Mesopotamia and India, and also provided port facilities for the city of Susa further up the Karun River. The kingdom was frequently a vassal of the Parthian Empire. Characene was mainly populated by Arabs, who spoke Aramaic as their cultural language. All rulers of the principality had Iranian names. Members of the Arsacid dynasty also ruled the state. Name The name "Characene" originated from the name of the capital of the kingdom, Charax Spasinu. The kingdom was also known by the older name of the region, "Mesene", which is seemingly of Persian origin, meaning "land of buffalos" or the "land of sheep." History The capital of Characene, Alexandria, was originally f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attambelos I Of Characene
Coin of Attambelos I Attambelos I was a king of Characene, a Parthian vassal state and important trading port and emporium on the Persian Gulf. His rule was from 47/46 to 25/24 BC. He is recorded by only four coins dated in the years 10/11, 11/12, 13/14 and 22/23 BC. Like most Characene Coinage, he is depicted himself on the front and Heracles (or Nike) on the reverse. This ruler is also mentioned by Josephus Flavius Josephus (; grc-gre, Ἰώσηπος, ; 37 – 100) was a first-century Romano-Jewish historian and military leader, best known for '' The Jewish War'', who was born in Jerusalem—then part of Roman Judea—to a father of priestly ... and there is evidence that his rule was interrupted by a foreign king in the year 18/19.Monika Schuol, The Characene: A mesopotaoinian Kingdom in Hellenistic times. Steiner, Stuttgart 2000, , page226-227, 323-326. References {{s-end Kings of Characene 1st-century BC monarchs in the Middle East Year of birth missin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiraios II
Tiraios II was a king who ruled from about 79/78 to 49/48 BC the state of Characene, a vassal state of the Parthians. Like most kings of Characene he is known only from numismatic sources, in his case his silver and bronze coins. He was also mentioned by Lucian of Samosata, who says of him that he lived till 92. His coin A coin is a small, flat (usually depending on the country or value), round piece of metal or plastic used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. They are standardized in weight, and produced in large quantities at a mint in order ...age indicates he was hellenised. He was the first king of Charakene to call himself Soter. One of his coins overstrikes a coin of a king Hippokrates Autokrator Nikephoros. The latter might be an usurpator in the Charakene.G.R.F. Assar: ''A New Hellenistic Ruler from Early 1st Century BC: King ipokrates Autokrator Nikephoros'', in: ''Portraits: 400 Years of Hellenistic Portraits/400 Jahre hellenistische Por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucian
Lucian of Samosata, '; la, Lucianus Samosatensis ( 125 – after 180) was a Hellenized Syrian satirist, rhetorician and pamphleteer who is best known for his characteristic tongue-in-cheek style, with which he frequently ridiculed superstition, religious practices, and belief in the paranormal. Although his native language was probably Syriac, all of his extant works are written entirely in ancient Greek (mostly in the Attic Greek dialect popular during the Second Sophistic period). Everything that is known about Lucian's life comes from his own writings, which are often difficult to interpret because of his extensive use of sarcasm. According to his oration ''The Dream'', he was the son of a lower middle class family from the city of Samosata along the banks of the Euphrates in the remote Roman province of Syria. As a young man, he was apprenticed to his uncle to become a sculptor, but, after a failed attempt at sculpting, he ran away to pursue an education in Ionia. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soter
Soter derives from the Greek epithet (''sōtēr''), meaning a saviour, a deliverer; initial capitalised ; fully capitalised ; feminine Soteira (Σώτειρα) or sometimes Soteria (Σωτηρία). Soter was used as: * a title of gods: Poseidon Soter, Zeus Soter, Dionysus Soter, Apollo Soter, Hades Soter, Helios Soter, Athena Soteira, Asclepius Soter, and Hecate Soteira. * the name of a distinct mythical figure, Soter (daimon) * any heroized or deified leaders of Hellenistic dynasties, see Hellenistic ruler cult: **Antigonus Monophthalmus, awarded the title for liberating Athens from Cassander **Ptolemy I Soter of Egypt (reigned 323-283 BCE) ** Antiochus I Soter of the Seleucid Empire (reigned 281-261 BCE) **Demetrius I Soter of the Seleucid Empire (reigned 161-150 BCE) **Diomedes Soter **Dionysios Soter ** Polyxenos Epiphanes Soter ** Rabbel II Soter **Attalus I **Seleucus III Ceraunus **Ptolemy IX ** Diodotus I ** Strato II ** Strato I **Menander I * a title of liberators (se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coin
A coin is a small, flat (usually depending on the country or value), round piece of metal or plastic used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. They are standardized in weight, and produced in large quantities at a mint in order to facilitate trade. They are most often issued by a government. Coins often have images, numerals, or text on them. ''Obverse'' and its opposite, ''reverse'', refer to the two flat faces of coins and medals. In this usage, ''obverse'' means the front face of the object and ''reverse'' means the back face. The obverse of a coin is commonly called ''heads'', because it often depicts the head of a prominent person, and the reverse ''tails''. Coins are usually made of metal or an alloy, or sometimes of man-made materials. They are usually disc shaped. Coins, made of valuable metal, are stored in large quantities as bullion coins. Other coins are used as money in everyday transactions, circulating alongside banknotes. Usually the highest va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellenised
Hellenization (other British spelling Hellenisation) or Hellenism is the adoption of Greek culture, religion, language and identity by non-Greeks. In the ancient period, colonization often led to the Hellenization of indigenous peoples; in the Hellenistic period, many of the territories which were conquered by Alexander the Great were Hellenized; under the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, much of its territory was Hellenized; and in modern times, Greek culture has prevailed over minority cultures in Modern Greece. Etymology The first known use of a verb which means "to Hellenize" was in Greek (ἑλληνίζειν) and by Thucydides (5th century BC), who wrote that the Amphilochian Argives were Hellenized as to their language by the Ambraciots, which shows that the word perhaps already referred to more than language. The similar word Hellenism, which is often used as a synonym, is used in 2 Maccabees (c. 124 BC) and the Book of Acts (c. 80–90 AD) to refer to clearly much mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syria (journal)
''Syria'', subtitled ''Archéologie, art et histoire'' (until 2005 ''Revue d’art oriental et d’archéologie''), is a multidisciplinary and multilingual academic journal covering the Semitic Middle East from prehistory to the Islamic conquest. It is published by the Institut français du Proche-Orient and was established in 1920. For 19 years (1978–1997), archaeologist Ernest Will edited the journal. The current editor-in-chief is Maurice Sartre (Institut français du Proche-Orient). From 2011 to 2014 the journal was abstracted and indexed in Scopus Scopus is Elsevier's abstract and citation database launched in 2004. Scopus covers nearly 36,377 titles (22,794 active titles and 13,583 inactive titles) from approximately 11,678 publishers, of which 34,346 are peer-reviewed journals in top- .... References External links * Multilingual journals Middle Eastern studies journals Multidisciplinary humanities journals Publications established in 1920 Annual jou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
