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Article: A Synopsis of Sasanian Military Organization and Combat Units

Started by davidb, September 06, 2018, 06:26:16 PM

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Patrick Waterson

"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened." - Winston Churchill

Tim


Duncan Head

Another book-length offering from the same Polish university press, indeed.
Duncan Head

nikgaukroger

A quick glance suggests that it is a rehash of what he has published before and not anything new.

Of course it is free so saves you the cost of his books  8)
"The Roman Empire was not murdered and nor did it die a natural death; it accidentally committed suicide."

DougM

Yep, an awful lot of this seems to be unreferenced or partially referenced. I know where some of it comes from, Denkard, Tafazzoli and so on, the articulation of wings, yes, it's covered in Inostrancev as a Sasanian survival into Muslim practice. Further detail I would love to know the sources.
"Let the great gods Mithra and Ahura help us, when the swords are loudly clashing, when the nostrils of the horses are a tremble,...  when the strings of the bows are whistling and sending off sharp arrows."  http://aleadodyssey.blogspot.com/