Daily Medieval

Iranian Emperor Khosrow I maintained a level of religious tolerance (except for Mazdakism ), during his reign (531 - 579). His son was als...

Two days ago I promised you a grisly end to Mazdak and his followers. Yesterday was the set-up: Iranian Emperor Kavad tried to be tolerant...

During the reign of the Sassanian dynasty's Emperor Kavad I (r. 488–531), Zoroastrianism was the dominant religion. An Iranian priest n...

If the Iranian Empire under the Sassanian Emperor  Khosrow I  (531 - 579) had an official religion, it would be Zoroastrianism . In fact, Kh...

Although the youngest of four sons and not truly expected to ever become king, Khosrow I (531 - 579) received an extensive education in his...

A 7th-century Sanskrit biography of the Indian emperor Harshavardhana written by his court poet Banabhatta contains the first literary menti...

I thought we should learn about the man who was causing such trouble for Justinian I and the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire. Khosrow was t...

Over 600 years before the birth of Jesus, who went on at the age of 30 to challenge the status quo of his faith and developed a major religi...

The ideas put forth by Nestorius survived him and his condemnation as a heretic, mostly in the East. Those who disagreed with the Council o...