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part ii Sources and contexts
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c h a p t e r 3 Military confrontat
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c h a p t e r 5 Arabia between the
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CYPRUS ISAURIA Seleucia Tarsus Medi
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c h a p t e r 6 Shared interests: C
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26 Armenia 177 him, who once more a
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26 Armenia 179 an embassy, [urging]
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26 Armenia 181 built during late an
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26 Armenia 183 the influential men
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26 Armenia 187 Edessa and the surro
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28 Economy and trade 195 compensati
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28 Economy and trade 203 The conseq
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28 Economy and trade 207 Byzantium
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28 Economy and trade 209 stimulated
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29 The Sasanian Empire 211 and Hell
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30 Sasanian kings and Zoroastrianis
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31 From Diocletian to Constantine 2
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32 Persian Christians and Yazdgard
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33 The sixth and seventh centuries
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34 Legitimate rule and the ‘famil
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35 Diplomacy and espionage 245 ques
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35 Diplomacy and espionage 247 hims
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35 Diplomacy and espionage 249 lead
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35 Diplomacy and espionage 251 II.
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35 Diplomacy and espionage 253 Agat
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37 Mutual cultural interest 263 com
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Chronological table 269 267 Odaenat
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a p p e n d i x 3 Glossary amicitia
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Glossary 275 trade in the border pr
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Glossary 277 Magians (magoi) Accord
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Glossary 279 Praetorian prefect The
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Glossary 281 Vassal kings In Iran t
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Bibliography 283 (1985) ‘Der Begi
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Bibliography 285 Bier, C. (1993)
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Bibliography 289 (1986a) ‘Argbed
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Bibliography 291 de Jong, A. (1997)
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Bibliography 293 Eadie, J. W. (1967
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Bibliography 297 Göbl, R. (1974) D
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Bibliography 303 Kettenhofen, E. (1
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Bibliography 305 Lerner, J. D. (199
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Bibliography 307 Maricq, A. (1955)
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Bibliography 309 Müller, C. D. G.
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Bibliography 311 Peeters, P. (1924)
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Bibliography 313 Ross, S. K. (2001)
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Bibliography 315 Sellheim, R. (1994
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Bibliography 317 Sprengling, M. (19
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Bibliography 321 von Wickevoort-Cro
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Index of translated sources 333 Hel
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Ablaas 222 Abdas 223, 224 Abramos 1
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Lahmid(s) 39, 48, 107, 113, 144, 16
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silk worms (breeding of) 207 silk 1