Daryaee T. Sasanian Persia. The Rise and Fall of an Empire

London – New York: I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd in association with the Iran Heritage Foundation, 2009. – 248 p. – (International Library of Iranian Studies. Vol. 8).
ISBN: 978-1-85043-898-4The Sasanians were the last of the ancient Persian dynasties, and the largest empire to espouse Zoroastrianism, before the encounter with the Arabs swept away the pre-Islamic institutions. Using new sources, Touraj Daryaee provides a portrait of the empire’s often negelcted social history, exploring the development of political and administrative institutions from foundation by Ardashir I to the last king, Yasdegerd III, and the attempts of his descendants to re-estabish a second state for almost a century after.List of plates
ProlegomenaThe Political History of Iran and an-Iran
The Society of Iranshahr
Religions of the Empire: Zoroastrians, Manichaeans, Jews and Christians
Languages and Textual Remains of the Citizens
The Economy and Administration of the Iranshahr