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220–650 CE

Period · Near East & Mesopotamia

Sasanian

220–650 CE

The Sasanian empire was the last pre-Islamic Persian dynasty, with a rich material culture of silver drachms, silver-gilt plates, stamp seals, glass and stucco. Ctesiphon was its capital. It fell to the Arab conquest in the mid-seventh century.

Dates220–650 CE
RegionNear East & Mesopotamia
PeriodO definition224–651 CE — Sasanian Iran, 224- 651 CE : portrait of a late antique empire (2008)· PeriodO — Periods, Organized

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Stratum Strata. "Sasanian" (Period). Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/strata/periods/sasanian. Accessed 2026-09-21.

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@misc{stratum-sasanian,
  title        = {Sasanian},
  author       = {{Stratum Strata}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/strata/periods/sasanian}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Period article, Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21; sources: stratum, periodo, wikidata. Accessed 2026-09-21.}
}

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