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Western, Pakistani and Egyptian pilots flying Iraqi Combat Aircraft during the Iran-Iraq War
One of the little known aspects of the Iran-Iraq war of 1980-1988 was the substantial role of mercenary Western, Pakistani
Bactrian Fortress Reveals How Ancient Civilizations of Central Asia Lived
The article "Bactrian fortress reveals how ancient civilizations of Central Asia lived" was originally posted on the Archaeology News Network
History of Music in pre-Islamic Iran 3rd Millennium BC to 650 CE
The article "History of Music in pre-Islamic Iran" by Bo Lawergren on the history of music in pre-Islamic Iran (3rd
Arsacid Chronology in Traditional History
The article below on the origins of the Parthians is authored by the late Shapur Shahbazi and was originally posted in the Encyclopedia
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The Ancient Sassanian City of Bishapur
The article "Ancient City of Bishapur" written by Baback Khademi was published on the Iran Marco Polo venue on February 6, 2019. It is
An Ancient Ancestor of the Pizza Dish
The article "A Look at how the World Invented Pizza" written by Alexandru Micu was published in ZME
The Achaemenid Superpower of the Ancient World
The article “Achaemenid Persian Empire: The Superpower of the Classical World” written by Dattatreya Mandal was published in
The Windmill and the Contribution of Persia
The article below is based on an excerpt from Kaveh Farrokh’s second text “Shadows in the Desert: Ancient
Iran in the Bible: The Forgotten Story
The video below "Iran in the Bible: The Forgotten Story" was produced by the Our Daily Bread Films
Examining the Iranian Account of the Noah Flood with Modern Relevance
The article “Examining the Iranian account of the Noah flood with modern relevance” was published on October 28,
Zoroastrian and Mithraic Sites of the Caucasus
The Caucasus has acted a vital conduit between the Iranian plateau-Eastern Anatolia axis and Eastern Europe. The photo survey below illustrates the legacy of Iran's
A Thousand Years of the Persian Book
The article below "A Thousand Years of the Persian Book" was originally posted on the US Library of Congress website. ===================================================== Beginning in ancient times
Chess: Iranian or Indian Invention?
The article below has been edited by Shapour Suren-Pahlav of the CAIS website in London. As noted by Suren-Pahlav: "Large portion of this essay has
Parsa (Persepolis)
The article below is by Professor David Stronach and Kim Codella regarding Persepolis and was first posted on-line in 1997 by the CAIS (Circle of Ancient
Legacy of Cyrus the Great’s Cylinder
The video below is of Neil Macgregor (Director of the British Museum 2002-2015) speaking about Cyrus the Great (r. 559-530 BCE) and the Cyrus Cylinder
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Empires of the Silk Road
Readers are introduced to Professor Christopher I. Beckwith's text: "Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Asia from the Bronze Age to the
