The ruling dynasty of the Sassanid Empire (224–651)

Mémoires sur diverses antiquités de la Perse et sur les médailles des rois de la dynastie des Sassanides; suivis de l'histoire de cette dynastie / traduite du Persan de Mirkhond. Par A.I. Silvestre de Sacy.

The seventh great Oriental monarchy, or The geography, history, and antiquities of the Sassanian or new Persian empire / collected and illustrated from ancient and modern sources, by George Rawlinson.

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Sassanids

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Mémoires sur diverses antiquités de la Perse et sur les médailles des rois de la dynastie des Sassanides; suivis de l'histoire de cette dynastie / traduite du Persan de Mirkhond. Par A.I. Silvestre de Sacy.

The seventh great Oriental monarchy, or The geography, history, and antiquities of the Sassanian or new Persian empire / collected and illustrated from ancient and modern sources, by George Rawlinson.