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Silk inroad.(Virtual Silk Highway Project)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Foreign Policy; 3/1/2005; ; 254 words
; Around 105 B.C., Parthia, a former empire on the Iranian plateau, exchanged embassies with China, inaugurating bilateral trade along the Silk Road. Two...
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Nourison. (High Point).(advertisement)
Magazine article from: Home Accents Today; 4/1/2002; 60 words
; Nourison adds several designs in opulent traditional designs. Parthia ($700, 6x9-foot) is powerloomed of yarn-dyed New Zealand wool. A documentary Agra design in a burgundy coloration is added to the...
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Kuwabara's misleading thesis on Bukhara and the family name An. (Kuwabara Jitsuzo)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 10/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...embraced Taoism) originally came from Anxi (Parthia): Why do we suspect that An Shitong was...Christentums in Mittel-Asien). People from Parthia did not believe in Zoroastrianism nor...than connecting the family name An to Parthia, which had no connection whatever with...
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THE POLITICS OF PARTHIAN COINAGE IN MEDIA
Magazine article from: Near Eastern Archaeology; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; The Parthians (174 BCE-224 CE) succeeded in establishing...the ancient Near East. At its height, Parthian rule extended from Anatolia to the Indus...horsemen indigenous to Central Asia, the Parthians achieved fame for having routed the remnants...
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Old Pals.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 6/15/2002; 340 words
; ...for any ex''Chindits'' from the King's Regiment, Liverpool, who can give me information on Private Lawrence Mooney 3657218, Parthia, India. He died of his wounds as a POW on October 17, 1943, and a grave in Rangoon cemetery states ``buried near this spot...
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Nourison steps up consumer marketing campaign.
Magazine article from: Home Textiles Today; 7/30/2001; 141 words
; ...companies. Four 30-second spots are being taped, all of them promoting Nourison's 2000 line. In addition, the Valencierre, Parthia, Kalahari and Guggenheim Modern collections each will be featured in one of the ads. Nourison did not identify the retailers...
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Growth of the Roman Empire - 44 bce to 117 ce
Map from: Maps.com World History Maps; 1/1/1999; 161 words
; ...Belgica Britain Germania Mauritania Numidia Sardinia Dacia Thrace Macedonia Illyria Sicily Achaia Corsica Syria Asia Armenia Parthia Galatia Palestine Cyrene Egypt Arabia Judea Mesopotamia Assyria Mediterranean Sea Caspian Sea Black Sea Persian Gulf Red Sea...
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History, archaeology, and Mel Gibson's Passion.(The Passion of the Christ)
Magazine article from: Shofar; 3/22/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...center of Roman planning since 64 B.C.E.--Parthia. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Located in what is...eastern Syria, Iran, and Afghanistan, Parthia was rich and powerful. It sat astride...Bruised egos, profits, and worries about Parthia's plans for its western neighbor kept...
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RADIO
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/24/2003; 700+ words
; ...80; Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1. 9 a.m. -- WETA-FM (90.9) Classical Music. Gounod: Symphony No. 2 in E-flat; Stamitz: Parthia No. 1 in B; Nelson: "Courtly Airs and Dances." 5 p.m. -- WGMS-FM (103.5) Rush Hour Relief. Dvorak: "Romance." 8 p.m. -- WGMS-...
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Analysis: Roman invasion of the empire of Parthian, of which Iraq was a part
Transcript from: Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR); 10/26/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Analysis: Roman invasion of the empire of Parthian, of which Iraq was a part Host: SCOTT...destruction, modern-day Iraq was part of the Parthian Empire, a rival and a threat to its Western...replay the tale of the Roman assault on Parthia. She' s at the studios of the CBC in...
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