Sunday, September 22, 2013

Medieval Middle East - Sassanid Empire - Geography and History

Ancient Iran by Massoume Price
Ancient Persia by Don Nardo
A Brief Political and Geographic History of the Middle East by John Davenport

Discussion:
Persia - Location of Sassanids - proximity to Byzantine Empire
General overview of history from wars with Rome (Parthians) to tetrarchy
Government structure - bureaucracy and kingship

Activity:
History journal
Map study - location of the Sassanid Empire
Picture study - Sassanid artifacts

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