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The “Pompei of the East”: Iran’s Shahr-e Sookhteh (Burnt City)
The article “Scoperte centinaia di tavolette in argilla di seimila anni fa: erano nella "Pompei d'Oriente”“ [Hundreds of clay tablets
Ruins of Gateway unearthed near Persepolis
The article "Ruins of majestic historical gateway unearthed near Persepolis" by Afshin Majlesi was published in the Tehran Times on
Ammianus Marcellinus
The article below by M. L. Chaumont on "Ammianus Marcellinus" on the Encyclopedia Iranica was originally published on December 15,
The Longest Poem Ever Written: Shahnameh – The Epic Book of Kings
The article "The Longest Poem Ever Written: Shahnameh – The Epic Book of Kings" was originally written by Mahbod Khanbolouki
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Persian Influence on Greek Thought
The article "Persian Influence on Greek Thought" by Jacques Duchesne-Guillemin was originally posted on the Encyclopedia Iranica on December 15, 2002 and last updated
Article on Persian Heritage journal publishes article on links between Germania and ancient Iranian Peoples
The Persian Heritage has published the following article by Kaveh Farrokh which can be downloaded in full, from Academia.edu: Farrokh, K. (2018). Germania, Vikings, Saxons
Two New courses for Fall 2018
Kaveh Farrokh is offering two new courses for the of Fall 2018 at the Paris-based Methodologica Universitas at the Départment de Méthodologie des Sciences Historiques.
Book Review on Sassanian Studies by Matthew G. Marsh
Matthew G. Marsh (University of North Dakota) has written a book review in 2018 in the Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology for Touraj Daryaee’s
Seb castle in Southeast Iran
The province of Sistan-Baluchestan Province (Sistan is the northern part with Baluchestan the southern portion) is one of Iran's driest regions. The province's coastal areas
Book Review by Military History Journal of Kaveh Farrokh’s 2017 Textbook on Sassanian Army
The below 2017 book by Kaveh Farrokh has been reviewed by Richard A. Gabriel of the Military History journal on April 29, 2018. This is
Arctic Mummy from Civilization with Links to Persia
The article below by Richard Grey entitled "Riddle of the medieval 'mummy' discovered in Siberia: Child from unknown Arctic civilization found wrapped in birch bark"