Arthurian and European Culture and Ancient Iran (Eire-An)
The Arthurian Legends, Iranic peoples/Persia and Britain
- Mark Adderly: Theories about the Origins of the Arthurian Legend
- János Makkay (1996). The Sarmatian Connection: Stories of the Arthurian Cycle and Legends and Miracles of Ladislas, King and Saint. The New Hungarian Quarterly, Volume 37, no. 144, Winter 1996, pp. 113-125.
- Sharon Turner: Persian origins of Anglo-Saxon Words
- Helmut Nickel: The Dawn of the Age of Chivalry - Translation to Persian by Hessameddin Shafeian -برگردان به پارسی: حسام الدین شافعیان-سپیده دم آیین سلحشوری-
- Dr. Khajik Gevorgiyan (2007). A Comparison of European and Iranian Knighthood. Sokhan e Esgh: Vizhehaye Ta-amol e Iran va Jahan, number 33-34, pp.151-157 (in Persian) (pdf)
- -ميز گرد شاه آرتور کشف شد -King Arthur’s Round Table Discovered (in Persian)
- Hessamoddin Shafeian: King: Arthur-A Forgotten Iranian Heritage?
- Bahar Mousavi-Hejazi & Mohammad Rezapour-Jaafar (2002). The influence of Persia on the arts of Britain. -هنرهاي زيبا زمستان – [Honarhaye Zibaye Zemestan/The Beautiful Arts of Winter]. Number 12, pp.4-22. (pdf) (in Persian)
Works by Linda A. Malcor and C. Scott Littleton
- C. Scott Littleton (1979). The Holy Grail, the Cauldron of Annwn, and the Nartyamonga- A Further Note on theSarmatian Connection. The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 92, No. 365 (Jul. – Sep.), pp. 326-333. (pdf)
- Victor H. Mair: Review of C. Scott Littleton and Linda A. Malcor’s From Scythia to Camelot
- Linda A. Malcor: Lucius Artorius Castus – An Officer and an Equestrian - notes and bibliography
- Linda A, Malcor: Lucius Artorius Castus – the Battles in Britain - notes and bibliography
- C. Scott Littleton (1997). Were Sarmatians the Source of Arthurian Legends? `Archaeology, January/February, pp.48. (pdf)
The Goths, Germanic Peoples and Impact of Persianate Civilization
- Hermann Goetz (1938). Persians and Persian Costumes in Dutch Painting of the Seventeenth Century. The Art Bulletin, Vol. 20, No. 3 (Sep), pp. 280-290. (pdf)
- The Drafsh Kaviani Emblem and its connections to the European-Gothic Cross
Gothic and European Architecture
- Professor Arthur O. Pope: Gothic Architecture and Persian Origins
- Hessamoddin Shafeian:-یک نمونه از تاثیر هنر و فرهنگ لرستان بر تمدن های ایرانی پس از خود- An example of the artistic and cultural influence upon Europe (in Persian) -صفحه ی نقره ای لرستان با نقش ارباب جانوران-Luristan silverware art depicting the master of beasts
- -شناسايي نخستين چارتاقي اروپايي مشابه چارتاقيهاي ايران- Cultural Heritage News Agency of Iran: Identification of Eutope’s First Chahar-Tagh structure identical to its Iranian counterparts.
- Professors Curatolia and Scaria: Dome Architecture and Europe
France and Spain
Eastern and Central Europe (Slavs and Hungarians)
- Professor Nassrollah Bayat: The Impact of Iranian Culture and Language in Poland
- -گفت وگويي كوتاه با آنا كراسنوولسكا، شاهنامه شناس لهستاني-لهستاني ها و شناخت شاهنامهdiscussion with Polish Shahname specialist Anna Kraslonowaska: The Poles and Familiarization with the Shahname
- Farroukh Aliev: Iranian Elements in the Culture of the Ancient Slavs
- Tehran Times: “Dream of Danube” to reconnect long-lost cousins in Iran and Hungary
- -تاثير زبان فارسي در زبان صرب و كروآتي*محمود فتوحی،-Mahmoud Fotouhi. The influence of the Persian language upon Serbian and Croatian languages. Tahghighate Iranshenasi [Researches in Iranian Studies], Nameye Farhangestan 4/8, pp. 88-106. (pdf) (in Persian)
- Millemiun (Czech Website): History of the Derafsh Kavian (esp. discussion in relation to early Moravian history)
- The London Progressive Journal: David Rahni: Crotia and Bosnia – What are their Ties with Iran? Posted also in the Payvand news of Iran.
Ancient Greece and Impact of Ancient Persia
- Iran Chamber Society (Janine Bakker): Persian influence on Greece
- Encyclopedia Iranica: Professor Jacques Duchesne-Guillemin:Persian Influence on Greek Thought
- -تاثیر هنر هخامنشی بر یونانی ها- Impact of Achaemenid at on Greece (in Persian)
- Hatam Ghaderi (2009). Iranian influences on ancient Greek works: examining the works of Plato and Xenophon (Part One in pdf and Part Two in pdf) . Pazhoheshe Siyasate Nazari [Research in the Politics of Humanties], Sixth edition (Summer-Fail), pp. 27-60. (in Persian)
- Stavros A. Paspalas (2000). On Persian-Type Furniture in Macedonia: The Recognition and Transmission of Forms. American Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 104, No. 3 (Jul.,), pp. 531-560. (pdf)
Ancient Rome, Byzantium and Impact of Ancient Persia
- -تاثیر تصویر سیمرغ ساسانی بر روی هنر اسلامی، بیزانس و مسیحی/ دکتر علیرضا طاهری/ نشریه هنرهای زیبا-هنرهای تجسمی، شماره 38، 1388-Ali-Reza Taheri (2009). The Influence of the Simurgh [Persian Gryphon-bird] on Byzantine, Christian and Islamic arts. Nashriye Honarhaye Ziba [Beautiful Arts Journal], Number 38, pp. 15-24. (pdf) (in Persian)
- Hessamoddin Shafeian’: An example of Achaemenid Persian influence on Roman Arts - originally sent by the Iran Archaeology Society in Facebook.
- -عامترین نام مردان ایتالیا از ایران آمده است- Italian names of Iranian origin (in Persian)
Europe and Impact of Persianate Civilization
- A. A. MacDonell (1898). The Origin and Early History of Chess. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland,(Jan), pp. 117-141.(pdf)
- Bijan Khalili interview (in Persian): Influence of Ancient Iran upon Europe
- -ايرانيان و جشن تولد- Iranians and the Birthday celebration (in Persian)
- -درخت کریسمس ریشه ایرانی دارد- An Iranian link to the Christmas Tree (in Persian)
- Book on Iranians’ Role in Civilization Released in Egypt by Abdorrafi Haqiqat (in Persian)
The Iranic Scythians, Alans and Sarmatians
- Dr. Oric Basirov: Origin of Pre-Imperial Iranian Peoples
- Ann Farkas, Pieter Meyers, Joan Mishara (1973). Sarmatian Roundels and Sarmatian Art. Metropolitan Museum Journal, Vol. 8, pp. 77-88. (pdf)
- Sarmatian Treasures (Video)
- Sarmatian Tamga
- Professors Abaev and Bailey: The Alans
The Koban
See also Ancient Scythian and Sarmatian women in “”The Women of Persia“.
The Ossetians: Modern iranic descendants of the Anicent Scythians, Alans and Sarmatians
- Zarina: A Comprehensive website about the Ossetians, Scythians and Alans
- The Glob-Alania website
- Medieval Towers of Alania/Alaniya
- Ossetian Music and Dance
- Learn more about Ossetians by joining their facebook profiles: Falar- horse’s decoration, Old Vladikavkaz, Ossetians, Alania.
- -(2007-2008 حامد کاظمزاده-اوستها میراثداران ایران فرهنگی در قفقاز (برپایهء مطالعات میدانی سال-مطالعات ملی » تابستان 1388 – شماره 38–Hamed Kazemzadeh (2010). The Ossetians: the bearers of the cultural legacy of Iran in the Caucasus (studies of 2007-2008). Faslnameye Motalleate Melli, 38, No.2, 153-181 (pdf) (in Persian)
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