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A 2600-Year-Old Instrument on Display in Persepolis Museum
The article "2600-Year-Old Instrument on Display in Persepolis Museum" was originally posted by the Iran Front Page outlet on July
Iranian-speaking Jewish Peoples of the Caucasus
The article below originally appeared in the Jewish Encyclopedia in 1906 and is available (unedited and full text) on-line. Despite
Dr. Ilkka Syvanne’s Book Review of Kaveh Farrokh, Armies of Ancient Persia: the Sassanians
Dr. Ilkka Syvanne (Helsinki University & University of Haifa) has published a book review of Kaveh Farrokh's 2017 text, Armies
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,
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Cyrus the Great and the Founding Fathers of the United States
The Founding fathers of the United States, especially Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), John Adams (1735-1826) and Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) were strongly influenced by Cyrus the
Display and Reconstruction of Remains of 7000 Year Old Woman in Iran
The Tehran Times on January 8, 2016 has reported of the remains of a 7-millennia-old woman that will remain on display at the National Museum of Iran
Bruno Jacobs: Achaemenid Rule in the Caucasus
The posting below by Bruno Jacobs’ discussion on Achaemenid Rule in the Caucasus was originally published in the Encyclopedia Iranica on August 15, 2006. Kindly note
Record Flight of Iranian Bell helicopter in 1975
A little known fact of the aviation history of helicopters is the record flight taken by an Iranian army Bell 214 helicopter with respect to
Farrokh article in New Book by Palgrave-Macmillan: “The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism”
Palgrave-Macmillan Publications in London and New York, which is a major international academic venue for scholarly works, has just published a seminal book entitled: The
Mithra: The “Pagan” Christ?
The article below by S. Acharya and D.M. Murdock was originally published in the Truth be Known Website. Kindly note that several pictures and all
Fezana Journal article on the Legacy of ancient Yalda Festival
The Fezana Journal has published an article by Kaveh Farrokh on the ancient Yalda festival of Iran: Farrokh, K. (2015). Yalda: an enduring legacy from
