Home Region: Iran (Southwest Asia)

Elymais II

25 CE 215 CE

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EQ 2020 ir_elymais_2 / IrElym2

Preceding Entity: Add one more here.

247 BCE 40 CE Parthian Empire I (ir_parthian_emp_1) [None]

Succeeding Entity:

No Polity found. Add one here.

General Description

"The Elymean or Middle Parthian Period (ca. 25 B.C.-ca. A.D. 125) (figure 76) coincides with the rise of an autonomous Elymean state, incorporating Susa and most of the Susiana Plain. It is also apparently the period when Susa reached its zenith as an economic power. Coins dated to this period and minted at Seleucia and other major cities are frequently found at Susa, and Susa’s own coinage is well represented at most large nearby cities (Le Rider 1965). During the 1973 survey, we found many coins of this era, even on tiny sites on the plain’s periphery." ^[1]
"Rural Susiana settlement patterns at this time indicate a considerable increase in population densities, vastly greater investents in irrigation systems, and the emergence of a ring of substantial settlements around Susa itself. Large investments were made to irrigate and cultivate marginally productive areas of the plain, and in a few locations the limits of traditional agricultural productivity were probably approached." ^[1]

[1]: (Wenke 1987, 254) Wenke, Robert J. in Hole, Frank ed. 1987. The Archaeology of Western Iran. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, D.C.

General Variables

Identity and Location

1 Original Name

1 Capital

3 Alternative Name

Temporal Bounds

1 Peak Years

1 Duration

Political and Cultural Relations

1 Polity Succession

1 Degree of Centralization

Language

1 Linguistic Family

1 Language

Religion

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

1 Population of the Largest Settlement

1 Polity Territory

1 Polity Population

Hierarchical Complexity

1 Settlement Hierarchy

1 Administrative Level

Professions

1 Professional Soldier

1 Professional Military Officer

Bureaucracy Characteristics

1 Specialized Government Building

1 Full Time Bureaucrat

Law

1 Judge

1 Formal Legal Code

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Market

1 Irrigation System

1 Food Storage Site

Transport Infrastructure

1 Road

1 Port

1 Canal

1 Bridge

Special-purpose Sites

Information / Writing System

1 Written Record

1 Script

1 Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

1 Nonwritten Record

Information / Kinds of Written Documents

1 Scientific Literature

1 Sacred Text

1 Religious Literature

1 Practical Literature

1 Philosophy

1 Lists Tables and Classification

1 History

1 Fiction

1 Calendar

Information / Money

1 Paper Currency

1 Indigenous Coin

1 Foreign Coin

1 Article

Information / Postal System

1 Postal Station

1 General Postal Service

1 Courier

Information / Measurement System

Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications

1 Wooden Palisade

1 Stone Walls Non Mortared

1 Stone Walls Mortared

1 Settlements in a Defensive Position

1 Modern Fortification

1 Moat

1 Fortified Camp

1 Earth Rampart

1 Ditch

1 Complex Fortification

Military use of Metals

1 Steel

1 Iron

1 Copper

1 Bronze

Projectiles

1 Tension Siege Engine

1 Sling Siege Engine

1 Sling

1 Self Bow

1 Javelin

1 Handheld Firearm

1 Gunpowder Siege Artillery

1 Crossbow

1 Composite Bow

1 Atlatl

Handheld weapons

1 War Club

1 Sword

1 Spear

1 Polearm

1 Dagger

1 Battle Axe

Animals used in warfare

1 Horse

1 Elephant

1 Donkey

1 Dog

1 Camel

Armor

1 Wood Bark Etc

1 Shield

1 Scaled Armor

1 Plate Armor

1 Limb Protection

1 Leather Cloth

1 Laminar Armor

1 Helmet

1 Chainmail

1 Breastplate

Naval technology

1 Specialized Military Vessel

1 Small Vessels Canoes Etc

1 Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service

Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.

Religion Variables Coding in Progress.

Crisis Consequence Cases Coding in Progress.

Power Transitions Coding in Progress.

Instability Events

9 Instability Event

NGA Settlements:

Year Range	Elymais II (ir_elymais_2) was in:
(25 CE 215 CE)	Susiana

Home NGA: Susiana

General Variables

Identity and Location Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Original Name	Elymais II	25 CE 215 CE
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Capital	Susa	25 CE 215 CE
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Alternative Name	Elymeans	25 CE 215 CE
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Alternative Name	Elymean State	25 CE 215 CE
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Alternative Name	Middle Parthian Period	25 CE 215 CE
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Temporal Bounds Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More
Peak Years	100 CE
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Duration	[25 CE ➜ 215 CE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Preceding Entity 247 BCE 40 CE	Parthian Empire I (ir_parthian_emp_1) [None]
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Degree of Centralization	unitary state	25 CE 215 CE
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Language Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	Indo-European	25 CE 215 CE
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Language	Greek	25 CE 215 CE
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Religion Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Population of the Largest Settlement	[10,000 to 40,000] people	25 CE 215 CE
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Polity Territory	- Undecided	25 CE 215 CE
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Polity Population	- Undecided	25 CE 215 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	4	25 CE 215 CE
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Administrative Level	4	25 CE 215 CE
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Professions Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Soldier	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Professional Military Officer	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Government Building	Present	25 CE 215 CE
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Full Time Bureaucrat	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Law Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Judge	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Formal Legal Code	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Market	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Irrigation System	Present	25 CE 215 CE
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Food Storage Site	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Road	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Port	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Canal	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Bridge	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

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Information / Writing System Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Present	25 CE 215 CE
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Script	Present	25 CE 215 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Present	25 CE 215 CE
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Nonwritten Record	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Scientific Literature	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Sacred Text	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Religious Literature	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Practical Literature	Present	25 CE 215 CE
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Philosophy	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Lists Tables and Classification	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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History	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Fiction	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Calendar	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Information / Money Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Paper Currency	Absent	25 CE 215 CE
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Indigenous Coin	Present	25 CE 215 CE
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Foreign Coin	Present	25 CE 215 CE
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Article	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Information / Postal System Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Postal Station	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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General Postal Service	Unknown Suspected	25 CE 215 CE
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Courier	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Information / Measurement System Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wooden Palisade	Unknown Suspected	25 CE 215 CE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared	Unknown Suspected	25 CE 215 CE
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Stone Walls Mortared	Unknown Suspected	25 CE 215 CE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position	Unknown Suspected	25 CE 215 CE
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Modern Fortification	Absent	25 CE 215 CE
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Moat	Unknown Suspected	25 CE 215 CE
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Fortified Camp	Unknown Suspected	25 CE 215 CE
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Earth Rampart	Unknown Suspected	25 CE 215 CE
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Ditch	Unknown Suspected	25 CE 215 CE
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Complex Fortification	Unknown Suspected	25 CE 215 CE
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Military use of Metals Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Steel	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Iron	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Copper	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Bronze	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Projectiles Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Tension Siege Engine	Unknown Suspected	25 CE 215 CE
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Sling Siege Engine	Absent	25 CE 215 CE
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Sling	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Self Bow	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Javelin	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Handheld Firearm	Absent	25 CE 215 CE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery	Absent	25 CE 215 CE
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Crossbow	Unknown Suspected	25 CE 215 CE
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Composite Bow	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Atlatl	Absent	25 CE 215 CE
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Handheld weapons Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
War Club	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Sword	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Spear	Unknown Suspected	25 CE 215 CE
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Polearm	Unknown Suspected	25 CE 215 CE
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Dagger	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Battle Axe	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Animals used in warfare Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Horse	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Elephant	Absent Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Donkey	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Dog	Unknown Suspected	25 CE 215 CE
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Camel	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Armor Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wood Bark Etc	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Shield	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Scaled Armor	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Plate Armor	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Limb Protection	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Leather Cloth	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Laminar Armor	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Helmet	Present	25 CE 215 CE
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Chainmail	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Breastplate	Present Inferred	25 CE 215 CE
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Naval technology Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Military Vessel	Unknown Suspected	25 CE 215 CE
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Small Vessels Canoes Etc	Unknown Suspected	25 CE 215 CE
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Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service	Unknown Suspected	25 CE 215 CE
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

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Human Sacrifice Elymais II (ir_elymais_2)

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