Ardashir was the name of three kings of the Sassanid dynasty of Persia: Head of king Shapur II (Sasanian dynasty A.D. 4th century). ... Persian art is conscious of a great past, and monumental in many respects. ...
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Ardashir I (early Middle Persian Arđaxšēr "Who has the Divine Order as his Kingdom"), also known as Ardashīr-i Pāpagān "Ardashir, son of Pāpağ" and as Artaxerxes, was ruler of Persia (226-241) and the founder of the Sassanid dynasty.
Ardashir was born in the late 2nd century CE in Fars, a vassal kingdom of the Parthian Empire.
Ardashir was an energetic king, responsible for the resurgence of Persia, the strengthening of Zoroastrianism, and the establishment of a dynasty that would endure for four centuries.
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