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Ancient Roots of Iran’s Wrestling and Weightlifting Olympic Dominance

By |March 2nd, 2023|Categories: Achaemenid Military History, Achaemenids, Ancient: Prehistory – 651 A.D., Culture, Heritage, Ilkhanid, Medieval: 652 A.D. – 1500 A.D., Military History 700-1899, Mithraism, Parthian, Persianate, Sassanian Military History, Sassanians, Scythian, Shahnameh, Zoroastrianism|

The article "Ancient Roots of Iran's Wrestling and Weightlifting Olympic Dominance" was written by Max Fisher for The Atlantic (August 9, 2012). Kindly note that:

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Keith Hitchins: History of Iranian-Georgian Relations

By |March 1st, 2023|Categories: Heritage, Iran and Caucasia|

The below article on the History of Iranian-Georgian relations first appeared in the Encyclopedia Iranica in December 15, 2001 and was updated in that encyclopedia

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The Unknown Origins of Ice Cream in Ancient Iran

By |February 3rd, 2023|Categories: Achaemenids, Ancient: Prehistory – 651 A.D., Creative, Culinary Arts, Culture, Heritage, Medieval: 652 A.D. – 1500 A.D., Modern: 1501 A.D. - Present, Technology|

The article "Birthplace of ice cream: Persians are believed to have introduced the art of frozen desserts" was originally published in the Indian Express News

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Yezidis are originally Iranians who refused to be influenced by Zarathustra

By |January 26th, 2023|Categories: Achaemenids, Ancient: Prehistory – 651 A.D., Anthropology, Central Asia, Culture, Heritage, Mithraism, Parthian, Pre-Achaemenid, Sassanians, The Kurds, Zoroastrianism|

The article below is the transcript of the interview of Mohammad Mazhari of the Tehran Times (October 25, 2021) with Philip G. Kreyenbroek, professor and

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The Voyages of Admiral Zheng He

By |January 18th, 2023|Categories: China, Heritage, Iran and Central Asia, Martime Technology, Medieval: 652 A.D. – 1500 A.D., Persian Gulf, Travel Roads and Shipping|

Admiral Zheng He (1371–1433) was the famous Chinese admiral explorer and diplomat who was of Persian ancestry. His great great great grandfather was a Persian

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