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Tombes d'époque parthe : chantiers de la ville des artisans /
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Among the hundred or so tombs of post-Alexander date excavated by Roman Ghirshman between 1947 and 1952 on the mound of the "Ville des Artisans" at Susa, six are remarkable for their construction and burial contents. Shortly before his death in 1979, Ghirshman, director of the French "Mission de Suse" from 1946 until 1968, had started to write up his final report. Based on his notes, the authors have engaged to publish these tombs, together with the original plans, drawings and photographs of the burial goods. The grave contents consisted mainly of pottery, but also included glass vessels, figurines, metal objects and other small finds. The study of the material from these large vaulted subterranean structures indicates that they were most likely intended as family tombs, thus remaining in use for several decades and should be dated in the first or second century AD. Similar tombs are known at other sites in the region of Susa, and even in Mesopotamia, e.g. at Seleucia on the Tigris. A synthesis of the evolution in tomb architecture and typology, as well as the burial practices, for the whole site of Susa between the Seleucid and early Sasanian periods (third century BC to third century AD), is also presented, based on the short reports and unpublished excavation notes of Ghirshman, in addition to unpublished reports by his predecessors at the site.
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1 online resource (91 pages, 35 pages of plates) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-91). :
9789004229365 :
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
L'Empire islamique : VIIe-XIe siècle /
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"L'histoire des cinq siècles de l'Empire islamique, de la mort du Prophète en 632 à l'éviction des Arabes des structures de pouvoir et à l'émergence des sultanats turcs au XIe siècle, en passant par les conquêtes, la mise en place du califat, l'éclosion et la chute des dynasties abbasside, omeyyade ou fatimide, tel est le propos de Gabriel Martinez-Gros. Mais pour éviter le biais d'une histoire de l'Islam vue d'Occident - ou l'essor de l'un est inévitablement le déclin de l'autre - l'auteur convoque les quelques rares voix qui nous parviennent encore du fond de l'histoire islamique. Ces voix, ce sont celles des historiens arabes médiévaux, dont Ibn Khaldûn. Ainsi émerge une tout autre perception de l'Empire islamique, où les dynasties se consolident dans la première génération de leur existence, atteignent leur floraison dans la deuxième, vieillissent et agonisent dans la dernière. C'est donc à une triple réflexion que nous invite ce livre admirable et singulier : d'abord sur l'histoire de l'Islam médiéval, ensuite sur la dynamique impériale, enfin sur l'écriture de l'histoire."--Page 4 of cover.
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334 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, color maps ; 22 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-320) and index. :
9782379331961