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	Livius Picture Archive: Bishapur
		Bishapur is situated south of modern Faliyan on the ancient road between Persis and Elam, which connected the Sasanian capitals Istakhr (very close to Persepolis) and Ctesiphon.
		It was not a completely novel settlement: archaeologists have found remains from the Parthian and Elamite ages.
		The city remained important until the Arabian invasions and the rise of Islam in the second quarter of the seventh century.
	www.livius.org /a/iran/bishapur/bishapur.html (464 words)

	Bishapour; a City in the Heart of History (The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies - CAIS)©
		The ruins of the historical city of Bishapur are found on the slope of Koohmareh heights, 23 Kilometers west of the city of Kazeroon.
		Bishapur was built on the side of the ancient Imperial Road which was once one of the country's most strategic roads.
		Bishapur easily competed with the most beautiful and richest cities of the then civilized world like Antakieh (Antioch), the bride of all cities in Byzantium.
	www.cais-soas.com /CAIS/Geography/bishapour.htm (969 words)

	Bishapur - WikIran (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bishapur (or Bishâpûr) is an ancient ruin south of modern Faliyan, Iran on the ancient road between Persis and Elam.
		Bishapur was built near a river crossing and at the same site there is also a fort with rock-cut reservoirs and a river valley with six Sassanid rock reliefs.
		At Bishapur the king also inaugurated the Sassanid imagery of the king's investiture, which would be copied by his successors: the king and the god are face to face, often on horseback, and the god - usually Ahura Mazda - is holding the royal diadem out to the sovereign.
	www.wikiran.org /wiki/Bishapur (379 words)

	Top Literature - Bishapur
		Bishapur (or Bishâpûr) is an ancient city situated south of modern Faliyan, Iran on the ancient road between Persis and Elam.
		Bishapur was built near a river crossing and at the same site there is also a fort with rock-cut reservoirs and a river valley with six Sassanid rock reliefs.
		At Bishapur the king also inaugurated the Sassanid imagery of the king's investiture, which would be copied by his successors: the king and the god are face to face, often on horseback, and the god - usually Ahura Mazda - is holding the royal diadem out to the sovereign.
	encyclopedia.topliterature.com /?title=Bishapur (633 words)

	Bishapur (Site not responding. Last check: )
		City of Bishapur Bishapur (or Bishâpûr) is an ancient City situated south of modern Faliyan on the ancient road between Persis and Elam, which connected the Sassanid capitals Istakhr (very close to Persepolis) and Ctesiphon.
		City of Bishapur 2 The town itself, founded, according to an inscription, in 266 by the Sassanid king Shapur I (241-272).
		The City Bishapur, like the bridge at Shushtar (Band-e Qaisar), was built by Roman soldiers who had been captured after the defeat of the Roman emperor Valerian I by Shapur I Sassanid king of Persia, in 260.
	bishapur.iqnaut.net (245 words)

	Bishapur - Definition, explanation
		Bishapur (or Bishâpûr) is an ancient city situated south of modern Faliyan, Iran on the ancient road between Persis and Elam.
		Bishapur was built near a river crossing and at the same site there is also a fort with rock-cut reservoirs and a river valley with six Sassanid rock reliefs.
		It was not a completely new settlement however: archaeologists have found remains from the Parthian and Elamite ages.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/b/bi/bishapur.php (240 words)

	Bishapur - part 4 - IRAN - Fotopages.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The fourth Sassanid rock relief at Bishapur (map) was made by king Bahram II (276-294) and shows how he receives a delegation of Arabs.
		The fifth Sassanid rock relief at Bishapur is a classical representation of an investiture, this time of Bahram I (273-296).
		The sixth Sassanid rock relief in the Tang-e Chowgan gorge near Bishapur was made by king Shapur II (309-379) and shows the suppression of a revolt.
	fz-az.fotopages.com /?entry=813810 (1560 words)

	AnahitaBishapur00
		The latter part of the road went through several passes where mountain was covered by oak trees, an unusual and rare scene in Iranian landscape.
		All the coins from this era showed the image of the fire altar to be a base stone, small column and the fire table.
		The text below it explained the stone was buried in the wall of a structure build on the ruins of Bishapur which was recovered by Roman Ghirshman.
	www.vohuman.org /SlideShow/Anahita%20Bishapur/AnahitaBishapur00.htm (1116 words)

	Bishaour, A most interesting site , located west of Shiraz
		Bishapur, meaning the beautiful city of Shapur, was built by Shapur the first (241-273 AD), the second Sassanian king, who threw back the Roman invaders and captured the Emperor Valerian in Eddesa.
		The building complex includes a central chamber, a large courtyard, which had been covered with impressive mosaics, plus the remains of a temple dedicated to Anahita, the goddess of water and fertility.
		At Bishapur, on either side of a narrow gorge, there are also six Sassanian rock reliefs, commemorating Shapur's victories over the Romans, for which the site is justly famous.
	www.iranjasminco.com /iran-cultural-cities/bishapur_safari.htm (454 words)

	Bishapur - Iran
		The city of Bishapur, his capital, was founded towards the Jniddle of the second century AD, on the site of an older city abandoned in the time of Alexander the Great, and Roman prisoners were instrumental in its construction.
		Bishapur was taken by the Arabs about the year 637 AD, and then rapidly declined.
		The ancient city lies on the left bank of a little stream, on a plain where the river leaves the mountains through a narrow valley.
	www.irantour.org /Iran/city/Bishapur.html (343 words)

	Livius Picture Archive: Bishapur city
		The city of Bishapur, seen from the air.
		It was built by Roman soldiers who had been captured after the defeat of the Roman emperor Valerian in 260.
		Like the mosaic of the face, this lovely picture of a musician is not in Bishapur itself: both pieces of art are now in France, in the Louvre in Paris.
	www.livius.org /a/iran/bishapur/bishapur-city1.html (606 words)

	Bishapur - Shiraz - Reviews of Bishapur - TripAdvisor
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	www.tripadvisor.com /Attraction_Review-g316021-d320765-Reviews-Bishapur-Shiraz.html (453 words)

	Iransaga - Persian Art, The Sassanians
		The splendour in which the Sassanian monarchs lived is well illustrated by their surviving palaces, such as those at Firuzabad and Bishapur in Fars, and the capital city of Ctesiphon in Mesopotamia.
		Stucco wall decorations appear at Bishapur, but better examples are preserved from Chal Tarkhan near Rayy (late Sassanian or early Islamic in date), and from Ctesiphon and Kish in Mesopotamia.
		At Bishapur some of the floors were decorated with mosaics showing scenes of merrymaking as at a banquet; the Roman influence here is clear, and the mosaics may have been laid by Roman prisoners.
	www.artarena.force9.co.uk /sass1.htm (606 words)

	Visual Arts: The Art of Sassanians
		Temples such as the one discovered by Ghirshman at Bishapur represent a less frequent type of structure associated with the cult of fire than those in which the sacred fire was open to general worship.
		In a rosette from Bishapur which is inscribed in a square, palmettes alternate with blossoms which seem to be tilted with a double band or a ring.
		The examples found at Bishapur already show the elegant decorative form of the early Islamic period, which recalls only distantly the protective crenellated parapet of Assyrian times from which these merlons were ultimately derived.
	www.iranchamber.com /art/articles/art_of_sassanians.php (10517 words)

	Frye. Heritage of Persia
		The text says: 'in the month of Fravardin of the year 58, forty years of the fire of Ardashir, twenty-four years of the fire of Shapur, (which is) the king of fires'.
		From the inscription of Bishapur we would have three dates, the beginning of the Sasanian era, the accession of Ardashir and the accession of Shapur.
		The prisoners captured by Shapur in his wars with the Romans included many technicians and from Antioch the bishop of the city who, with many of his flock, was settled in Khuzistan.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/med/fryeheri.html (10494 words)

	shiraz page
		Bishapur, meaning the beautiful city of Shapur, was built by Shapur I (241-273 A.D.), the second sassanian king, who threw back the roman invaders and captured the Emperor Valerian in Edessa.
		From then until its capture and destruction by the Arabs around 637 A.D., Bishapur was and important Sassanian city.
		At Bishapur, on either side of a narrow gorge, there are also six Sassainian rock relief's, commemorating Shapur’s victories over the Romans, for which the site is justly famous.
	www.asanhejrat.com /cities/shiraz.htm (994 words)

	Fars
		Fars then passed hand to hand through numerous dynasties, leaving behind numerous historical and ancient monuments; each of which has its own values as a world heritage, reflecting the history of the province, Iran, and western Asia.
		The ruins of Bishapur, Persepolis, and Firouzabad are all reminders of this.
		Thus due to the geographical characteristics of Fars and its proximity to the Persian Gulf, Fars has long been a residing area for different natives and tribes from other parts of the world such as the Turks, Semites, and Aryans who were under the influence of Iranian culture.
	www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/fa/Fars.htm (622 words)

	Iransaga - Persian Art, The Sassanians
		The splendour in which the Sassanian monarchs lived is well illustrated by their surviving palaces, such as those at Firuzabad and Bishapur in Fars, and the capital city of Ctesiphon in Mesopotamia.
		Stucco wall decorations appear at Bishapur, but better examples are preserved from Chal Tarkhan near Rayy (late Sassanian or early Islamic in date), and from Ctesiphon and Kish in Mesopotamia.
		At Bishapur some of the floors were decorated with mosaics showing scenes of merrymaking as at a banquet; the Roman influence here is clear, and the mosaics may have been laid by Roman prisoners.
	www.art-arena.com /sass1.htm (606 words)

	Bishapur (Site not responding. Last check: )
		City of Bishapur Bishapur (or Bishâpûr) is an ancient city situated south of modern Faliyan, Iran on the ancient road between Persis and Elam.
		City of Bishapur 2 According to an inscription, the city itself was founded in 266 by Shapur I, the Sassanid king of Persia (241–272).
		Like the bridge at Shushtar (Band-e Qaisar), it was built by Roman soldiers who had been captured after Shapur defeated the Roman emperor Valerian I in 260.
	bishapur.wikix.ipupdater.com (219 words)

	Bishapur Travel Guide - More Travel Tips - VirtualTourist.com
		Bishapur Travel Guide - More Travel Tips - VirtualTourist.com
		All you'll need to plan a Bishapur vacation.
		Find real tips and photos, posted by real travelers and Bishapur locals, in 13 essential travel categories including Packing Lists, Tourist Traps, Local Customs and more.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Middle_East/Iran/Ostan_e_Fars/Bishapur-1781386/TravelGuide-Bishapur-more.html (104 words)

	The Sasanian Empire (224 BCE - AD 642)
		In an inscription on a monument near the capital city Persepolis (see picture), Shapur I had declared himself as "King of kings of Iran and non-Iran," that included the Roman Empire.
		He commemorated his great victory over the Roman emperor Valerian in a series of rock-cut reliefs in the cliffs of Bishapur (see picture).
		In the relief Shapur is seen, larger than life size, riding in from the left and wearing the distinctive tall Sasanian crown which breaks through the border of the relief and serves to draw the viewers attention to the king.
	www.silk-road.com /artl/sasanian.shtml (893 words)

	Iranian art information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The earliest references to musicians in Iran are found in Susa and Elam in the 3rd millennium BC.
		Reliefs, sculptures, and mosaics such as those in Bishapur from periods of antiquity depict a vibrant musical culture.
		Persian traditional music in its contemporary form has its inception in the Naseri era, who ordered the opening of a "House of Crafts", where all master craftsmen would gather for designing instruments and practicing their art.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Iranian_art (960 words)

	SkyscraperCity - View Single Post - Temple of the water goddess Anahita, Bishapur, Iran (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The floor plan of palace and temple complex of Bishapur is shown below.
		The flow of water then continues to feed the city of Bishapur next to the complex.
		Water was directed from Shapur river using under ground water canals to the floor of the temple.
	www.skyscrapercity.com /showpost.php?p=5452285&postcount=1 (210 words)

	Bishapur
		In the East, the Sassanians faced the nomadic peoples of the steppes, who presented a challenge to the settled cities of eastern Iran, as they also did to the settled provinces of the Roman empire.
		The main adversaries were the White Huns, or Hephthalite Huns, and a hun is shown trampled below the hooves of a Sassanian king in the next relief in the Bishapur sequence.
		The king’s crown appears to identify him as Bahram II (276-93), but confusingly an inscription has been reported on the relief, which names the king as Narses (293-302).
	latis.ex.ac.uk /classics/visualessays/iran/bishapurb4.htm (270 words)

	Bishapur Map \| Iran Google Satellite Maps
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	www.maplandia.com /iran/fars/bishapur (535 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Bishapur
		Bishapur (or Bishâpûr) is an ancient city situated south of modern Faliyan, Iran on the ancient road between Persis and Elam.
		The road linked the Sassanid capitals Istakhr (very close to Persepolis) and Ctesiphon.
		According to an inscription, the city itself was founded in 266 by Shapur I (241-272), who was the second Sassanid king, restored the borders of the empire to where they had been in the Achaemenid Persian period, inflicting a triple defeat on the Romans.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Bishapur (652 words)

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