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DECLINE AND FALL: The End of the Parthian at the 'Tongues' of the Armenians ~ Tuesday, November 7, 2023 ~ In-Person Event

DECLINE AND FALL: The End of the Parthian at the 'Tongues' of the Armenians ~ Tuesday, November 7, 2023 ~ In-Person Event

For almost four centuries, the Parthians served as the rulers of the Armenian kingdom, even after their own kingdom had fallen to the Sasanians in 223 CE. Yet, as far as the documents from this period attest, it was not Parthian, the language of the ruling class, but Armenian that served as the main language of the kingdom. Parthian, shortly after the fall of the Arsacid Parthian Empire, effectively ceases to exist, it would appear.

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12th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ARMENIAN LINGUISTICS ~ Wednesday - Friday, May 31-June 2, 2023 ~ On Zoom

12th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ARMENIAN LINGUISTICS ~ Wednesday - Friday, May 31-June 2, 2023 ~ On Zoom

The 12th International Conference  on Armenian Linguistics (ICAL XII) will feature scholars from around the world participating in person and via Zoom. This conference offers an opportunity to researchers working on various aspects of the Armenian language to share their work and thoughts, whatever their theoretical or methodological approaches may be.

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