The article discusses the venue and the nature of the coronation ceremony of the Sasanian kings in the third century. It is argued that the coronation of the early Sasanians was a continuation of a Hellenistic ceremony, which was essentially the act of binding a diadem around one’s head. It seems that the common practice was for the king to bind the diadem himself in the presence of a select circle of courtiers or only in the presence of the gods. Furthermore, the article will demonstrate that Ctesiphon was neither the “capital” nor even the most important residence of the early Sasanians and no ceremony of coronation took place there in the third century.

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早期萨萨人，克塞西芬和派库里大王冠的加冕礼

本文讨论了撒萨人在三世纪国王的加冕典礼的地点和性质。有人认为，早期萨桑人的加冕仪式是希腊化仪式的延续，本质上是将王冠绑在一个人的头上的行为。看来，通常的作法是国王在一个有朝一日的朝臣圈子或只有众神在场的情况下，将王冠束缚在自己的头上。此外，该文章将证明Ctesiphon既不是早期萨桑人的“首都”，也不是其最重要的住所，并且在三世纪没有举行过加冕典礼。