See also: Military History and Armies of the Achaemenids
The Site of Pasargadae
- Stronach and Gopnik: Pasargadae
- The Tomb of Cyrus the Great at Pasargadae
- Ancient Dams 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
- Old Photos of Pasargadae in the late Qajar era
Persian Gardens
- -فرخ, کاوه (۱۳۹۰) پاسارگاد باغهای ایرانی. امرداد نامه, شماره ۲۸, ۷-۹– The Persian Gardens at Pasargadae
- Post-Islamic Islamic Gardens
- –سیزدهمین اثر از میراث فرهنگی ایران در فهرست جهانی-Iran’s Thirteenth heritage Site now a UNESCO Heritage Site
- – چهره باغ ایرانی” /نگارش نسرین فقیه “- (pdf)
- Mehrdad Fakour: Achaemenid Gardens
See also: Cyrus the Great
The Site of Persepolis
- A Brief Overview of Persepolis
- K. E. Eduljee: An Introduction to Persepolis
- Professor David Stronach and Kim Codella: Persepolis
- Yazdan Safaee: Creation as depicted in Achaemenid rock reliefs-یزدان صفایی-آفرینش گام به گام در سنگ‌نبشته‌های هخامنشی–
- Glazed Bricks with Bull and Dragon Motifs Discovered at Persepolis
- Persepolis: A Comprehensive Photographic Overview
- Persepolis Architects Were Geologists as Well
- Study on the Burnt Fabrics of Persepolis
Apadana
- The Apadana (Great Audience Hall)
- Archaeological Survey finds Pre-Historic Hatch to Apadana Palace in Persepolis
- Apadana: The Everlasting Hall of the Achaemenids
Throne Hall
Gate of Nations
- The Gate of Nations (coming 2023)
Council Hall
- The Council Hall (coming 2023)
Hadiš (Palace of Xerxes)
- The Palace of Xerxes (the Hadiš); see more photographs and recreations of The Hadiš (Dwelling Place)
Tachara
- The Tachara (Winter Palace)
- Excavations in 2014 uncover Large Ancient gate in 2500 Year Old City of Persepolis in Iran
Miscellaneous Structures at and near Persepolis
Various Articles
- –نمونه ی امضای سرکارگران پارسه – تخت جمشید–Samples of signatures at Persepolis
- Shahrbaraz Blog: –بایگانی دژ پارسه–
Videos
- History Channel – Engineering an Empire: The Persians
- 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.
- UNESCO-Bisotun
Various Achaemenid Sites in Iran
- The Mausoleum at Goor Dokhtar
- Tang e Bolaghi: The Palace of Darius the Great
- Shahrbaraz (in Persian – pdf): کعبه ی زرتشت
- Achaemenid News Network (August 2, 2011): Achaemenid palace found in Sistan-Baluchistan province of Iran
- کاخ چرخاب کوروش بزرگ اثر فراموش شده در برازجان-The palace of Cyrus the great at Borazjan
- Discovery of one of Ten largest Achaemenid buildings with Persepolis Structure
- Old-Persian Cuneiform Inscription of Kharg Island
- Tappeh Mill
- Photos of the Ancient Underground City of Samen In Hamedan, Western Iran
Achaemenid Rule & Administration
- The Plurality of the Persian Empire: The Achaemenids to the Sassanians
- Why were the Iranian Empires so Successful?
- Achaemenid Judicial and Legal Systems
- –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)
- Rahmat Hossein Bor (2011)-مدیریت در ایران باستان: آشنایی با نظام مدیریت اداری داریوش -Administration/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)
- –خشایارشا: جانشین برگزیده داریوش بزرگ– Amir Mehdi-Badi: Xerxes-the appointed successor of Darius the Great
- 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 Helen Sancisi-Weerdenburg translated into Persian by Morteza SaqebfarNOTE: 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
Achaemenids and the Ancient Greeks
- 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 entirety and can be ordered as follows: –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–
Achaemenids in Anatolia, the Caucasus & Eastern Europe
- 2500-Year Old Achaemenid Persian Palace Found In Turkey
- Ancient Zoroastrian Temple discovered in Turkey
- Bruno Jacobs: Achaemenid Rule in the Caucasus
- Palaces of the Achaemenid Empire found in Arran (modern Republic of Azerbaijan)
- Armina (Armenia) in the Achaemenid Empire
- Darius I Stele Discovered in Southern Russia
Achaemenids in Central Asia and India
Achaemenids & Learning
Achaemenids & Communications
Achaemenid Arts & Artifacts
- Achaemenid-style Persian (or Persian influenced) ivory comb
- –بز کوهی انتهای دستبند هخامنشی -A mountain Ram decorated on an Achaemenid bracelet
Achaemenid Music & Culture
- –کورش محسنی–هنر موسیقی در ایران باستان– Kourosh Mohseni: Music in Ancient Iran
- A 2600-Year-Old Instrument on Display in Persepolis Museum
Fall of the Achaemenids
- 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)
- Atropates
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
- 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 Archaeological findings: legacy of Achaemenid arts in Egypt. Bagh Nazar, No. 10, Fall-Winter, pp. 89-104. (in Persian with English abstract) (pdf)
Video Documentaries
- Documentary: Entire History of the Persian Achaemenid Empire (550-330 BCE)
- –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 & Museums
- Cultural Heritage News Agency of Iran –خبرگزاري ميراث فرهنگي–
- Two Achaemenid Items housed in Istanbul’s Archaeological Museums
