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Abbreviations Introduction Josef Wiesehofer, Nouruz in Persepolis? Eine Residenz, das Neujahrsfest und eine Theorie Jerome Gaslain, A propos d'Arsace Ier Edward Dabrowa, Mithradates I and the Beginning of the Ruler-cult in Parthia Carlo Lippolis, Notes on the Iranian Traditions in the Architecture of Parthian Nisa Roberta Menegazzi, La figura del cavaliere nella coroplastica di Seleucia al Tigri Federicomaria Muccioli, Il problema del culto del sovrano nella regalita arsacide: appunti per una discussione Gholamreza F. Assar, Some Important Seleucid and Parthian Dates in the Babylonian Goal-Year Texts Gholamreza F. Assar, Artabanus of Trogus Pompeius' 41st Prologue Alberto M. Simonetta, The Coinage of the so-called Parthian "Dark Age" Revisited Gholamreza F. Assar, Some Remarks on the Chronology and Coinage of the Parthian "Dark Age" Giusto Traina, Note in margine alia battaglia di Carre Udo Hartmann, Ein Arsakide im Heer des Septimius Severus. Uberlegungen zu den Hintergrunden des zweiten Partherkrieges