powerpoint about the persian empire and Sassanian empire

1. Sassanian Dynasty
(224 AD-651AD)

2. Brief History of the Sassanian
Empire
• In 224 AD, the SASSANIAN
DYNASTY, under the leadership of
ARDASHIR I, overthrew the Parthian
Empire.
• It spread to the INDUS RIVER and to the
north of the TIGRIS-EUPHRATES

3. SASSANID EMPIRE COVERAGE

4. Ardashir I
• was born in the late 2nd
century in Istakhr what is
present-day Fars in Iran
• was the founder of the
Sassanid Empire
• "King of Kings of Sassanid
Empire " (Shahenshah) with
the overthrow of the
Parthian Empire

5. Ardashir I
• once Ardashir was
appointed Shahenshah,
he moved his capital
further to the south of
Persis and founded
Ardashir-Khwarrah
• became the center of
Ardashir's efforts to gain
more power

6. The investiture of Ardashir I by
Ahuramazda

7. List of Kings of the Sassanid
Empire:
• Shapur I
was the son of
Ardashir I
• Bahram I
• Bahram II
• Bahram III

8. Ghal'eh Dokhtar (or "The Maiden's Castle") in present-
day Fars, Iran, built by Ardashir in 209, before he was
finally able to defeat the Parthian empire.

9. List of Kings of the Sassanid
Empire:
• Narseh
“Great King of
Armenia”
“Sakan King”

10. List of Kings of the Sassanid
Empire:
• Hormoz II
• Shapur II
• Ardashir II
• Shapur III
• Bahram IV

11. List of Kings of the Sassanid
Empire:
• Yazdgerd I
• Bahram V
• Yazdgerd II
• Hormoz III
• Peroz

12. List of Kings of the Sassanid
Empire:
• Balash
• Kaveh I (first reign)
• Zamasp
• Kaveh I (second reign)
• Khosro I, Anoushirvan

13. List of Kings of the Sassanid
Empire:
• Hormoz IV
• Bahram VI, Chobin
• Khosro II, Parviz
• Kaveh II
• Ardashir III

14. List of Kings of the Sassanid
Empire:
• Shahrvaraz
• Porandokht
• Hormoz V
• Yazdgerd III

15. Sassanian Dynasty
• Revived the Persian
civilization promoted
by Archaemenids
• began to
acknowledge the
accomplishments of
the Persians

16. Sassanian Dynasty
• made
Zoroastrianism the
official religion
Religion and philosophy based on
the teachings of prophet Zoroaster
• the Zend Avesta or
Holy Book was
compiled

17. Sassanian Dynasty
• during this
time, Christianity
was made the
official religion of
the Romans
The traditional nemesis of the
Parthians and Sassanians