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HERZFELD, ERNST i. LIFE AND WORK
(1879-1948). In retrospect, Herzfeld was one of the last examples of the all-encompassing, erudite learning of the 19th century humanistic cultural tradition. Herzfeld combined a wide array of talents and interests.
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TRAJAN
Marcus Ulpius Traianus, Roman emperor (98-117 CE), born probably in 53 CE, and died in early August 117. During his reign, the Imperium Romanum stretched to its widest extent, but only for a short period. This entry focuses on the emperor’s Parthian campaigns, the official cause of which was the ousting of the Armenian king Axidares without the approval of Rome.
RECENTLY PUBLISHED
MAY AND APRIL 2010
We hope you are enjoying the new Encyclopædia Iranica website. Various enhancements and improvements continue to be implemented and we appreciate your patience as we strive to put all the pieces in place. In the meantime, we invite you to peruse Iranica's most recently published entries, which were posted on the site during April and May of 2010. Click below for a brief review of these entries, which are sorted alphabetically, and come back often!
In Focus
The extensive historical relations between Iran and India have been covered in a series of survey articles on selected areas of interaction and mutual influence between the two culture areas under the rubric of INDIA; numerous other articles have also treated the various aspects of Iran-India relations, ranging from consideration of the fragmentary information available for the pre-Islamic period to an overview of the enormous body of history, poetry, and other literature produced in India in the Persian language.
