• Map of the Achaemenid Empire

Pre-Achaemenid Military History of Iran

•  -جام 2800 ساله با نقوش نیزه داران و ارابه سواران-  A 2800 year-old vessel depicting spearmen, a chariot and cavalry (in Persian)
• -تیغ مادی در نیام جنگاوران سیلک/ مهرداد ملکزاده/مجله باستان شناسی و تاریخ،شماره 33، پاییز و زمستان 81 -Mehrdad Malekzadeh (2003). The Median blade in the scabbard of Sialk warriors. Bastanshenasi va Tarikh, Year 17 (No.1), pp. 17-33. (pdf) (in Persian)
• Image of a Jiroft horseman with short lance
• Edwin M. Wright (1943). The Eighth Campaign of Sargon II of Assyria (714 B. C.). Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 173-186. (pdf).)

 Canbysis in Egypt

• Cambysis’ Lost Army in Egypt – Controversy with the findings as reported in Iranian media such as Tabnak News  (اطلاعیه مهم سازمان ميراث فرهنگي), the Shahrbaraz Blog (ارتش گم‌شده‌ی کمبوجیه), the Iran Newspaper outlet (پيگيري سرنوشت ارتش هخامنشي در مصر), the Cultutal heritage news Agency of Iran (سرنوشت ارتش کمبوجيه روي ميز ايران و مصر) –
• -عاقبت ماجرای ارتش کمبوجیه پس از دو سال انتشار اخبار مجعول -

Darius the Great and the Saka Paradraya (Saka beyond the Sea or East European Scythians)

• J. B. Bury (1897). The European Expedition of Darius. The Classical Review, Vol. 11, No. 6 (July), pp. 277-282. (pdf) See also translation of article into Persian {داریوش بزرگ و سکاها} by Yusef Amiri (pdf), see also Persian article in Asvaran Blog-داریوش بزرگ و سکاهای باختری-.
• Christopher Tuplin: Revisiting Dareios’ Scythian Expedition

The Greco-Persian Wars

• Jack Martin Balcer (1989). Persian wars against Greece: A Re-assessment. Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte, Bd. 38, H. 2 (2nd Qtr), pp. 127-143. (pdf)
• 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-The book is also available in pdf in Persian (Click Here).
• Amir Mehdi Badi: بخش سوم: شوش ایونی -The Ionian Revolt (in Persian) (pdf)

       Marathon

• Gordon Shrimpton (1980). The Persian cavalry at Marathon. Phoenix, Vol. 34, No. 1 (Spring), pp. 20-37.  (pdf)
• W. R. Loader (1947). Questions about Marathon. Greece & Rome, Vol. 16, No. 46 (Jan), pp. 17-22.  (pdf)
• Nabard e Marathon (the Battle of Marathon) by Shahrbaraz Blog (Persian text)
• Amir Mehdi Badi: -نگاهی کوتاه به ماراتون- A Brief Look at the Battle of Marathon  (in Persian)  (pdf)
• Amir Mehdi Badi: -ابعاد واقعی نبرد ماراتون-بخش اول-The real Dimensions of the Battle of Marathon Part I  (in Persian) (pdf)

• Nabil Rastan: Ariobarzan-Persian commander who died for Freedom
• Historical Novel of Youtab (sister of Ariobarzan) who died fighting against Alexander-گیس سیاه سردار: حماسه یوتاب شیرزن ایرانی/ نگارش: الف. اوتانه-A. Outaneh (2010):The Black-haired Commander: The Exploits of Youtab Lioness of Persia. Tehran: Nashre Roozegar. (pdf) (in Persian).

Military Organization, Elite Units, Troops, Tactics & Jousting

• Professor Shapour Suren-Pahlav: The Achaemenid Army
• Nabil Rastani: The Guards of the Shahanshah-How to fight, carry weapons, ride horses and learn archery – نگارش نبیل راستانی-اولین شوالیه های دنیا : ریشه شوالیه های اروپایی سواره نظام های ایرانی کاتافراکت است--(pdf-from Hessam’s Blog) -also posted in Amorded Magazine-نگارش نبیل راستانی-اولین شوالیه های دنیا : ریشه شوالیه های اروپایی سواره نظام های ایرانی کاتافراکت است-.(pdf).
• Mohammad-Hassan Samsar. The importance of the horse and Equestrian ornaments in Ancient Iran(Persia)- Part Three-The Achaemenids. (pdf) (in Persian)

Armaments

       Helmets and Armour

• Dr. B. A. Litvinsky: Helmets of Achaemenid and post-Achaemenid Iran
• An Elamite Helment and a coin Depicting a Lycian Helment and Persian Headgear
• Dr. Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani (2009). Arms and Armor of Achaemenians and Sassanians. Fezana Journal, Summer edition, pp.87-93. (pdf) -Translation of article into Persian by Hessam’e Blog (pdf) and issue 90 of Amordad magazine (pdf).

        Blade Weapons

• Hessamoddin Shafeian:: -ساخت شمشیر آکیناکه هخامنشی به دست استاد فرجیان-The rebuilding of Achaemenid Swords by the late Ostad Haj Hossein Farjian of Zanjan. Iran
• -تزیین نیام شمشیر هخامنشی از جنس عاج -Ivory Decoration on an Achaemenid sword
• Malekzadeh, M. (2003). Median blades in the scabbard of Sialk depictions. Majaleye Bastan-Shenasi va Tarikh [The Journal of Archaeology and History], Volume 17/No.1/Serial no.33,, pp. 17-33. (pdf) (in Persian)
• Malekzadeh, M., & Nasseri, R. (2005). Eastern Median decorative bricks from the late Iron Age: Another Media blade. Gozaresh-haye Bastan-Shenasi [Reports of Archaeology], Volume 1/No.1, , pp.82-64   (pdf) (in Persian)- see also photograph of Mede warrior armed with Akenakes and carrying wicker shield.
• John Boardman (2006). The Oxus Scabbard. Iran, Vol. 44, pp. 115-119. (pdf)

        Equestrian Equipment

• Nickel, H. (1989). The Emperor’s New Saddle Cloth: The Ephippium of the Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius. Metropolitan Museum Journal, Vol. 24, pp. 17-24.  (pdf) This artilce discusses the influence of the Persian saddle cloth on later Roman emperors.
• Ann Hyland (2002). The horse in the Persian Empire, in Chapter 10 of the text “The Horse in the Ancient World”, pp.108-127, Sutton Publishing. (pdf).

       Miscellenia

• Live Science: Beer & Bullets to Go: Ancient ‘Takeout’ Window Discovered

Military Engineering

• Ali Mousavi (1992). Parsa, a Stronghold for Darius A Preliminary Study of the Defence System of Persepolis. East and West, Vol. 42, No. 2/4 (December 1992), pp. 203-226. (pdf)

Recommended Books

• Dr. Manouchehr M. Khorasani (2006). Arms & Armor from Iran: The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period – Recipient of World Prize for Book of the Year in Iranian Studies (2009) and also the World Book Prize in Iranian Studies for 2012. See also Dr. Khorasani’s lecture at M.I.T. on Iranian arms and armor from the Bronze age to the Qajar era. For more information on Dr. Khorasani’s works, consult his list of publications.
• Michael Burgen (2009). Empires of Ancient Persia. Shoreline Publishing Group (see also video tribute to Dr. Khorasani)
• -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-

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