The Parthian Kingdom (also known as Arsacid, by the name of its ruling dynasty) rose to prominence c. 247 BCE in the vacuum created by the collapse of the Seleucid Empire. In the centuries that followed, the Parthian Empire grew to encompass most of Mesopotamia and the southeastern part of Central Asia. The Parthians became a major rival for Rome in its drive for control of Armenia and primacy in the East until 224 CE, when the murder of the last Parthian ruler ushered the rise of the SasanianPersian Empire.
This is the Statue of Ashurbanipal in San Francisco! It was made by Assyrian artist Fred Parhad in 1988. Ashurbanipal was an Akkadian king, known as a patron of arts and culture, and thus was chosen as the subject for the sculpture at the San Francisco Civic Center.
The tablet reads (in Akkadian): “Peace unto heaven and earth / Peace unto countries and cities / Peace unto the dwellers in all lands / This is the statue presented to the City of San Francisco by the Assyrian people in the 210th year of America’s sovereignty.” I can’t find a good-quality image of the tablet’s cuneiform, or a version in transliteration, but if anyone has one, let me know below!
This is why you should always love your sugar glider!
They do need a good amount of interaction (even if it is just riding around in a pocket all day). If they get very lonely, they can get depressed and go on a hunger strike, dying of starvation.
