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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
Two Hand Colored 19th Century Photos of Tiflis (Tbilisi)
Below are two rare hand-colored photographs of the city of Tiflis (Tbilisi) in Georgia in the late 19th century. The
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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 by Kaveh Farrokh and Taraneh Farhid on Achaemenid Era Edicts, Stele and the Cyrus Cylinder GalleryArticle by Kaveh Farrokh and Taraneh Farhid on Achaemenid Era Edicts, Stele and the Cyrus Cylinder
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Article by Kaveh Farrokh and Taraneh Farhid on Achaemenid Era Edicts, Stele and the Cyrus Cylinder
An important recent contribution to the field of Iranian Studies is the publication in 2018 of the following textbook: Arj-e-Xirad: Papers in Honour of Professor
Two Achaemenid Items housed in Istanbul’s Archaeological Museums
The Archaeological Museums of Istanbul in Turkey are among the world’s most important sites for the study of world history and civilization, on par with
New Textbooks on Sassanian Military History (2017-2018)
As of May 20, 2018, Kaveh Farrokh has published six books on the military history of Iran/Persia [see this section in Academia.edu]. His first two
Samar Abbas: Common Origin of Croats, Serbs and Jats
The article "Common Origin of Croats, Serbs and Jats" has been written by Samar Abbas and published in the journal: Jat Jyoti, Vol.4 no.11 (Nov.
Photo Portraits of Syrian and Iraqi Kurds
Below are a number of photographs that were displayed by French photographer Eric Lafforgue who traveled to refugee camps near the town of Erbil in
Use of Misleading Terminology for “Convenience”?
Below is a recent article of Dr. Sheda Vasseghi (April 29, 2018) posted in Evakdat in which she discusses a document written by a well-informed
