Research book “Armenia in Sassanid Era,” written by historian and freelance writer Parviz Hossein-Talaee has been released by Amir Kabir publications.
The Persian book is in 158 pages and presents vivid descriptions of Sassanian Armenia, also known as Persian Armenia or Persarmenia (252-646 AD), IBNA reported on its Persian website.
Hossein-Talaee specializes in territorial and ideological integrity of the Arsacid (Parthian), Sassanid and Byzantine empires, as well as ancient Armenia, Antioch and nomad tribes. For his book he spent several years exploring Armenian, Persian and Roman sources and documents on the ancient land.
The book contains three chapters. The first is a brief review of Armenia before it came under the suzerainty of the Sassanid Empire. Role of Armenia in Roman-Iranian relations is the subject of the second chapter; and the third discusses the role and significance of Armenia for Sassanid and Roman empires.
Also in the book are topics of Armenia in Median (678-549 BC) and Achaemenid (550-330 BC) eras; Armenian influence on Roman-Iranian relations in Seleucid (312-63 BC) and Arsacid (247 BC-224 AD) eras; response of Armenia and Rome to fall of the Arsacids; Sassanid dominion over Armenia in the 3rd century AD; Armenia in the 4th century AD, after adoption of Christianity; fall of the Arsacid dynasty in Armenia; and Zoroastrianism in Armenia. The book ends with a timeline of Armenian history, indices and sources.
Armenians probably originated from Phrygia. In the first half of the 6th century BC, when they were subjugated by the Medes, they were newcomers in the territory to which they were to give their name. The conquests of Cyrus the Great made them subjects of the Persians, according to Iranicaonline.org.
Sassanian Armenia may either refer to the periods where Armenia was under the suzerainty of the Sassanid Empire, or specifically to the parts of Armenia under its control.
