Alexander the Great and the Russians according to Neẓāmī Ganjavī’s "Iskandarnāma"

Authors

  • Haila Manteghi Universidad de Alicante

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to present and analyze the chapter on the battles between the Russians and Alexander the Great according to the Persian poet Niẓāmī Ganŷavī (1141-1209) in his Šarafnāma, the first part of the Iskandarnāma.

Keywords

Alexander (Iskandar), Rus’, Khazars, Alans, Caucasus

Published

2014-12-14

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