THE last prince of the Sasanian dynasty had taken refuge, when flying before the victorious Saracens, in the very heart of Kurdistan. The king and his followers were dispirited and distressed by the sudden and unprecedented disasters which had bereft ...
THE last prince of the Sasanian dynasty had taken refuge, when flying before the victorious Saracens, in the very heart of Kurdistan. The king and his followers were dispirited and distressed by the sudden and unprecedented disasters which had bereft them of their capital and their wealth, and for the first time since the days of Ardishir, the father and founder of the dynasty, the sacred flame of Iran, burnt with a dull and flickering light.