![]() However, as Parthia expanded westward, they came into conflict with the Kingdom of Armenia, and eventually the late Roman Republic. The earliest enemies of the Parthians were the Seleucids in the west and the Scythians in the north. With the expansion of Arsacid power, the seat of central government shifted from Nisa to Ctesiphon along the Tigris (south of modern Baghdad, Iraq), although several other sites also served as capitals. The court did appoint a small number of satraps, largely outside Iran, but these satrapies were smaller and less powerful than the Achaemenid potentates. The Arsacid rulers were titled the " King of Kings," as a claim to be the heirs to the Achaemenid Empire indeed, they accepted many local kings as vassals where the Achaemenids would have had centrally appointed, albeit largely autonomous, satraps. For about the first half of its existence, the Arsacid court adopted elements of Greek culture, though it eventually saw a gradual revival of Iranian traditions. The Parthians largely adopted the art, architecture, religious beliefs, and royal insignia of their culturally heterogeneous empire, which encompassed Persian, Hellenistic, and regional cultures. The empire, located on the Silk Road trade route between the Roman Empire in the Mediterranean Basin and the Han dynasty of China, became a center of trade and commerce. At its height, the Parthian Empire stretched from the northern reaches of the Euphrates, in what is now central-eastern Turkey, to present-day Afghanistan and western Pakistan. 171 – 132 BC) greatly expanded the empire by seizing Media and Mesopotamia from the Seleucids. ![]() Its latter name comes from its founder, Arsaces I, who led the Parni tribe in conquering the region of Parthia in Iran's northeast, then a satrapy (province) under Andragoras, who was rebelling against the Seleucid Empire. ![]() ![]() The Parthian Empire ( / ˈ p ɑːr θ i ən/), also known as the Arsacid Empire ( / ˈ ɑːr s ə s ɪ d/), was a major Iranian political and cultural power in ancient Iran from 247 BC to 224 AD. ![]()
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![]() The music from the first two trailers for the film was reworked from earlier compositions. In July 2013, John Williams was confirmed to return to compose the sequel trilogy, beginning with The Force Awakens. Williams also won the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for the score, making it his 11th win in the category. Williams won the Saturn Award for Best Music, his first win since Revenge of the Sith. For the score, John Williams received his 50th Oscar nomination, being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score, his first nomination for a Star Wars film since Return of the Jedi. The main theme, "Rey's Theme", was the subject of mass acclaim, with the track reaching 10 million views on YouTube. The score received critical acclaim, receiving praise for its new themes and use of old ones. The album was released by Walt Disney Records on December 18, 2015, in both digipak CD and digital formats. Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the film score to the 2015 film of the same name composed by John Williams with Williams and William Ross conducting, and Gustavo Dudamel appearing as a "special guest conductor". Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ![]() |
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