Achaemenid Era
See also: Military History and Armies of the Achaemenids
Early Achaemenids
- Bahram Roshan Zamir: -از کوروش بزرگ (فتح بابل) تا خشایارشا- (From Cyrus the Great to the reign of Xerxes) (in Persian) (pdf)
The Site of Pasargadae
- Professors Stronach and Gopnik: Pasargadae
- The Tomb of Cyrus the Great at Pasargadae- -پاسارگاد: آرامگاه کوروش بزرگ- (pdf)
- The case of the ancient Dam at Pasargadae
- A few notes on the exploration of Pasargadae By S. Amiriparian (in Persian pdf text only).
- Three-Part Video Depicting Reconstruction of Pasargadae
- An old Picture of Pasargardae
Persian Gardens
- -پاسارگاد: باغ های ایرانی–وگارش: دکتر کاوه فرخ/ ترجمه: حسام الدیه شافعیان- (pdf) The Persian Gardens at Pasargadae - also available in Amordad -امردادنامه-Magazine (pdf)
- Post-Islamic Islamic Gardens
- -سیزدهمین اثر از میراث فرهنگی ایران در فهرست جهانی-Iran’s Thirteenth heritage Site now a UNSECO Heritage Site
- - چهره باغ ایرانی” /نگارش نسرین فقیه “- (pdf)
See also: Cyrus the Great
The Site of Persepolis
- Professor David Stronach and Kim Codella: Persepolis
- Yazdan Safaee: Creation as depcited in Achaemenid rock reliefs-یزدان صفایی-آفرینش گام به گام در سنگنبشتههای هخامنشی-
Persepolis in Segments
- Persepolis: An Overview (coming soon)
- The Apadana (Great Audience Hall)
- The Throne Hall
- The Gate of Nations (coming soon)
- The Council Hall (coming soon)
- The Hadish (Dwelling Place)
- The Thachara (Winter Palace) (coming soon)
Various Articles
- -نمونه ی امضای سرکارگران پارسه (تخت جمشید–Samples of signatures at Persepolis.
- Shahrbaraz Blog: -بایگانی دژ پارسه-
- History Channel -مستند آغاز یک امپراطوری – هخامنشیان –
- Persepolis Recreated-English version
- A Five-part Video examination of of Persepolis by the late Shapur Shahbazi
Old Photos
The Site of Bistun
- The Bistun Site
- -داستان سنگنبشته بیستون -The story of the Bistun Inscription Part I (Persian text, pdf), -داستان سنگنبشته بیستون -Part II (Persian text, pdf), -داستان سنگنبشته بیستون -Part III (Persian text). By S. Amiriparian.
- The Elamite Version of the Bistun Inscription: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V. By S. Amiriparian.
The Site of Tang e Bolaghi
The site or Kaaba of Zarathustra
- Shahrbaraz (in Persian – pdf): کعبه ی زرتشت
Sites in southeast Iran
Articles
- -آرشامه ی هخامنشی و دانشگاه آکسفورد و تصویری از دستخط نامه های او- Arshames, Oxford University and Samples of Arshames’ Letters
- -از زبان داریوش/ پروفسور هاید ماری کخ – Darius’ own Words (in Persian) (pdf)
- -مرحوم دکتر امیر مهدی بدیع: هگل و شرق باستان/ برگردان: دکتر احمد نقیب زاده – Amir-Mehdi Badi (Translated to Persian by Dr. Ahmad Naghib-Zadeh): Hegel and the Ancient East (in Persian) (pdf)
- Rahmat Hossein Bor (2011)-مدیریت در ایران باستان: آشنایی با نظام مدیریت اداری داریوش -Adminstration/Management in ancient Iran: An Analysis of the Administrative/Management style of Darius the Great. Setabran , no. 198, pp. 45-49. (in Persian) (pdf) – originally published in Tadbir journal, also available in -پنگان-Pengan website.
- An Analysis of the History of Iran (Part Two): The Achaemenid Monarchy -بخش دوم شاهنشاهی هخامنشی. (pdf) (in Persian)
- -بز کوهی انتهای دستبند هخامنشی -A mountain Ram decorated on an Achaemenid bracelet
- -خشایارشا: جانشین برگزیده داریوش بزرگ- Amir Mehdi-Badi: Xerxes-the appoint successor of Darius the Great
- Professor Bruno Jacobs: Achaemenid Rule in the Caucasus
- -کورش محسنی-هنر موسیقی در ایران باستان- Kourosh Mohseni: Music in Ancient Iran
Books
Amir Mehdi-Badi
- Amir Mehdi-Badi:-یونانیان و بربرها: روی دیگر تاریخ – مهدی بدیع- Greeks and Barbarians: Another view of History(part 1) (in Persian) (pdf) – this is 15 volumes in its entirity and can be ordered as follows: -امیر مهدی بدیع و کتاب باشکوه او ؛ یونانیان و بربرها -Amir mehdi Badi (1984). les Greces et les Barbares [Greeks and Barbarians]. Diffusion SOFEDIS -یونانیان و بربرها: روی دیگر تاریخ – دوره 15 جلدی-امیر مهدی بدیع-
Christopher Tuplin’s Compendium
- Christopher Tuplin (Editor) (2007). Persian Responses: Political and Cultural Interaction Within the Achaemenid Empire.. Classical Press of Wales(pdf) – available also in Amazon.com.
-تاریخ هخامنشیان دانشگاه خرونینگن هلند- مرتضی ثاقبفر -The Achamenid Studies Proceedings organized by the late Heleen Sancisi-Weerdenburg translated into Persian by Morteza Saqebfar
NOTE: the forum for this translation is Iranshahr which is a major venue for translating works on the Achaemenids into Persian – listen to the two audio files (Tarikhe-Hakhamaneshian-1 and Tarikhe-Hakhamaneshian-2) regarding the below translated books
- Achaemenid History-Volume I
- Achaemenid History-Volume 2- Greek Sources
- Achaemenid History-Volume 3- methods and perspectives
- Achaemenid History-Volume 4
- Achaemenid History-Volume 5-Roots of European Research
- Achaemenid History-Volume 6-Asia Minor and Egypt in a new Monarchy
- Achaemenid History-Volume 7-From the viewpoints of Travellers
- Achaemenid History-Volume 8-Changes and Developments
- Achaemenid History-Volume 9-Examining the seals of Persepolis
Fall of the Achaemenids
- Bahram Roshan Zamir: -از اردشیر درازدست تا اسکندر مقدونی- (The late Achaemendis to Alexander’s conquests) (in Persian) (pdf)
- Nabil Rastan: Ariobarzan-Persian commander who died for Freedom
- Recommended Book: The Roman Alexander: Reading a Cultural Myth (University of Exeter Press – Exeter Studies in History).
The Hellenic Era
- An Analysis of the History of Iran (Part Three): The Hellenic Era -.بخش سوم هلینیها در ایران. (in Persian) (pdf)
Achaemenid Legacy
- Professor Adele Bill (2010). Achaemenids in the Caucasus? (pdf) In Nieling, J., & Rehm, E. (ed.s), Achaemenid Impact in the Black Sea: Communication of Powers (Black Sea Studies), Denmark: Aarhus University Press, pp. 15-27.
- Eastern Anatolia: Heir to an Irano-Greek Legacy
- Julianna Lees: Representations of the Fantastical Adventures of Alexander in Romanesque and pre-Romanesque Art (pdf). The article makes interesting references to Iranian arts and the 9th century epic, the Shahname.
- -رحیم ولایتی -مطالعه بخشی از یافته های باستان شناسی مرتبط با هنر دوره هخامنشیان در مصر-Rahim Velayati (2008). Study of Archaelogical finding:s: legacy of Achaemenid arts in Egypt. Bagh Nazar, No. 10, Fall-Winter, pp. 89-104. (in Persian with English abstract) (pdf)
Video Documentaries
- -کتاب صوتی امپراتوری ایران-An audio-video history of Ancient Iran (in Persian)
- Iran: Seven Faces of Civilization (in English)
- A video History of Cyrus the Great (in Persian)
Links & Resources
- Cultural Heritage News Agency of Iran -خبرگزاري ميراث فرهنگي-
- -موزه مجازی مختص امپراتوری ايران-به ابتـــكار يكي از اســــاتيد «كـــولـــژ دو فرانـــس» ، آقاي پيئر بريان،-The Achaemenid Museum -directed by Dr. Pierre Briant-
- Persepolis Fortification Archive
- Iran Heritage Foundation Report: Abstracts for the “The World of Achaemenid Persia” Conference hled at Clore Education Centre, British Museum (29 September – 1 October 2005)
Revival of Achaemenid Styles among the Youth, Culture and Arts
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