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245 10 a| He did not fear :b| Xusro Parviz, king of kings of the Sasanian Empire (570 CE-628 CE) /c| Keenan Baca-Winters.;

264 1 a| Piscataway, NJ, USA :b| Gorgias Press LLC,c| 2018.;

300 a| v, 275 pages ;c| 24 cm.;

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490 1 a| Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| He did not fear -- A quick guide to pronunciation -- Fear in a handful of dust : Roman emotional reaction to Xusro II -- Pseudo-Sebeos and Xusro II : an Armenian seizes his identity in a perso-Romano world -- Xusro II and the Church of the East in Ērānšahr -- War in the heart of nature : fear and despair of the subjects of Ērānšahr -- A dream deferred : Xusro II in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh and al-Tabarī's history -- She was as beautiful as the moon : Xusro Parviz , Šērīn, and the elites of Sasanian Iran -- Conclusion : Xusro, we hardly knew ye.;

520 a| He Did Not Fear: Xusro Parviz, King of Kings of the Sasanian Empire spotlights Xusro II, the man who almost conquered the Roman Empire in the Roman-Sasanian War of the Seventh Century CE, and examines his historical prominence. This book explores Xusro II who, as a man, was as complex, deep, and complicated as any other historical figure, and compliments Walter Kaegi's biography of the Roman emperor Heraclius, Xusro II's contemporary and nemesis. This monograph fully examines the rich cultural and religious landscape of Late Antiquity by analyzing primary sources from the Roman Empire, Zoroastrian tradition, Eastern Christianity, Armenia, Arab Muslim historians, and Persian Muslims, who were trying to find and hold onto their identity in a changing world. He Did Not Fear: Xusro Parviz, King of Kings of the Sasanian Empire fills a missing gap in our knowledge by studying a man who represents a crossroads in Late Antiquity where Persia, the Christian East, the Roman Empire, and Islam all met.;

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He did not fear : Xusro Parviz, king of kings of the Sasanian Empire (570 CE-628 CE) / Keenan Baca-Winters.

Author/creator	Baca-Winters, Keenan author.
Format	Book
Publication	Piscataway, NJ, USA : Gorgias Press LLC, 2018.
Copyright Date	©2018
Description	v, 275 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Khosrow II, King of Persia, -628. Iran--History. --To 640.

Series	Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity Gorgias studies in classical and late antiquity 24. ^A1265448
Contents	He did not fear -- A quick guide to pronunciation -- Fear in a handful of dust : Roman emotional reaction to Xusro II -- Pseudo-Sebeos and Xusro II : an Armenian seizes his identity in a perso-Romano world -- Xusro II and the Church of the East in Ērānšahr -- War in the heart of nature : fear and despair of the subjects of Ērānšahr -- A dream deferred : Xusro II in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh and al-Tabarī's history -- She was as beautiful as the moon : Xusro Parviz , Šērīn, and the elites of Sasanian Iran -- Conclusion : Xusro, we hardly knew ye.
Abstract	He Did Not Fear: Xusro Parviz, King of Kings of the Sasanian Empire spotlights Xusro II, the man who almost conquered the Roman Empire in the Roman-Sasanian War of the Seventh Century CE, and examines his historical prominence. This book explores Xusro II who, as a man, was as complex, deep, and complicated as any other historical figure, and compliments Walter Kaegi's biography of the Roman emperor Heraclius, Xusro II's contemporary and nemesis. This monograph fully examines the rich cultural and religious landscape of Late Antiquity by analyzing primary sources from the Roman Empire, Zoroastrian tradition, Eastern Christianity, Armenia, Arab Muslim historians, and Persian Muslims, who were trying to find and hold onto their identity in a changing world. He Did Not Fear: Xusro Parviz, King of Kings of the Sasanian Empire fills a missing gap in our knowledge by studying a man who represents a crossroads in Late Antiquity where Persia, the Christian East, the Roman Empire, and Islam all met.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2019009321
ISBN	9781463239275
ISBN	1463239270 hardcover

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