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Parthian Empire of Scythian origin
The Parthians were an Âriyan people who descended from the Scythians and were part of the larger Central Asian Saka cultural group. Photios clarifies that Arrian argued that the Parthians were Scythians by descent. Parthian people, known initially as the Parni, were a Scythian group who migrated south from the Eurasian steppe and established the Arsacid dynasty and eventually created the Parthian Empire, which became a major power in the ancient world.
Military Tactics
Many know the Parthians as one of the Romans’ most formidable opponents. Marcus Crassus and his massive army met their end at the hands of the Parthians — a fate forewarned by the saying, “Don’t run from mounted archers; you’ll only die tired.”
The Parni used tactics that they inherited from their Scythian origins. Parthian military tactics centered on their superior mounted archery. They used horse archers for devastating hit-and-run attacks and the famous “Parthian Shot.”
Linguistic Ties
The Parthian language was an Âriyan language, and its speakers were related to the Scythian languages spoken by other steppe peoples.
Parthian is an extinct Old Western Âriyan language that is also called Parthian Pahlavi. It is a very close relative of Middle Persian (Sassanian Pahlavi). The syntax and vocabulary of Parthian are recorded (e.g., Dinkard) and are of Âriyan stock. The language of “Parthian” is actually called Pahlavi—deriving from Partha into Pahla.
Parthian Settlements in the Region of Pahla (Iran)
According to Ibn al-Muqaffa, Pahla comprised Isfahan, Ray, Hamadan, Nahavand, and Azerbaijan, corresponding to the ancient region of Media. Fahlaviyat was a designation for poetry composed in the local languages of the ancient region of Media. Fahlaviyat is an Arabicized form of the Âriyan word Pahlavi, which originally meant Parthian.
It becomes apparent that Pahla appeared as a name for Media during Islamic times until the 12th century. It was a name for a people and a culture and for the area inhabited by this people since the settlement of the Parthians in Adurbadagan and Media. The use of Pahla/Pahlaw stood as a testimony of belonging to a national Âriyan entity.
Parthian Empire of Scythian origin
The Parthians were an Âriyan people who descended from the Scythians and were part of the larger Central Asian Saka cultural group. Photios clarifies that Arrian argued that the Parthians were Scythians by descent. Parthian people, known initially as the Parni, were a Scythian group who migrated south from the Eurasian steppe and established the Arsacid dynasty and eventually created the Parthian Empire, which became a major power in the ancient world.
Military Tactics
Many know the Parthians as one of the Romans’ most formidable opponents. Marcus Crassus and his massive army met their end at the hands of the Parthians — a fate forewarned by the saying, “Don’t run from mounted archers; you’ll only die tired.”
The Parni used tactics that they inherited from their Scythian origins. Parthian military tactics centered on their superior mounted archery. They used horse archers for devastating hit-and-run attacks and the famous “Parthian Shot.”
Linguistic Ties
The Parthian language was an Âriyan language, and its speakers were related to the Scythian languages spoken by other steppe peoples.
Parthian is an extinct Old Western Âriyan language that is also called Parthian Pahlavi. It is a very close relative of Middle Persian (Sassanian Pahlavi). The syntax and vocabulary of Parthian are recorded (e.g., Dinkard) and are of Âriyan stock. The language of “Parthian” is actually called Pahlavi—deriving from Partha into Pahla.
Parthian Settlements in the Region of Pahla (Iran)
According to Ibn al-Muqaffa, Pahla comprised Isfahan, Ray, Hamadan, Nahavand, and Azerbaijan, corresponding to the ancient region of Media. Fahlaviyat was a designation for poetry composed in the local languages of the ancient region of Media. Fahlaviyat is an Arabicized form of the Âriyan word Pahlavi, which originally meant Parthian.
It becomes apparent that Pahla appeared as a name for Media during Islamic times until the 12th century. It was a name for a people and a culture and for the area inhabited by this people since the settlement of the Parthians in Adurbadagan and Media. The use of Pahla/Pahlaw stood as a testimony of belonging to a national Âriyan entity.
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For some reason Early Anglo-Saxons of the 5/6th century liked hanging bowls of Celtic manufacture. These sometimes display a Celtic art style that resembles the La Tene style from 500 years earlier. Additionally they are completely absent from the Celtic Western side of Britain (0 in cornwall/Devon, Wales) and are rare in Ireland (17) and Scotland (7) compared to Eastern England (117).
I believe these bowls were used for libation offerings, but this has not been proven. The Anglian king's burial at Sutton Hoo contained more than one Celtic hanging bowl, and one of them called bowl 2 is especially interesting because it had been recently modified with Germanic art added to it in the 6/7th century.
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I believe these bowls were used for libation offerings, but this has not been proven. The Anglian king's burial at Sutton Hoo contained more than one Celtic hanging bowl, and one of them called bowl 2 is especially interesting because it had been recently modified with Germanic art added to it in the 6/7th century.
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