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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
Parsa (Persepolis)
The article below is by Professor David Stronach and Kim Codella regarding Persepolis and was first posted on-line in 1997
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
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
IRAN
Desperta Ferro Antigua y Medieval Article on Achaemenid Cavalry
The prestigious Spanish military journal “Desperta Ferro Antigua y Medieval” has published an article by Kaveh Farrokh on the cavalry forces of the Achaemenids
Xerxes: King of Kings
The article "Xerxes: King of Kings" written by Katherine Kennedy was published in Classical Wisdom on November 22,
UNESCO: Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent
The article "Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent" was originally published in the UNESCO website. The
Historia de la Guerra: The Parthian/Persian campaign of Marc Antony
The prestigious Spanish military journal “Historia de la Guerra” has published an article by Kaveh Farrokh and Javier
Khwarazmi, the Algorithm and Modern day Computers
Muḥammad Khwarazmi (c. 780 – c. 850) was a Persian scholar of mathematics, geography and astronomy. His works in mathematics
UNESCO celebrates 1,750th anniversary of Iran’s Gundi-Shapur University
The article below "UNESCO celebrates 1,750th anniversary of Iran university" was published in the Tehran Times on March
King Arthur (Part II): Some Literary, Archaeological and Historical Evidence GalleryKing Arthur (Part II): Some Literary, Archaeological and Historical Evidence
Anthropology, Archaeology, Heritage, Iran and Caucasia, Iran and Europe, Military History 1900-Present, Parthian, Parthian Military History, People of Iran and Origins, Sassanian Military History, Sassanians, Scythian, Zoroastrianism
King Arthur (Part II): Some Literary, Archaeological and Historical Evidence
The article "KING ARTHUR (Part II): Some literary, archaeological and historical evidence" is written by Periklis Deligiannis. This is a continuation of Part I which
The Liberation of Khorramshahr May 24-25 1982
This article provides a brief synopsis of the operations of the Iranian military leading to the liberation of the city of Khorramshahr from Iraqi occupation
Counting Arrows: How the Persian Empire Counted Its Dead
The article "Counting Arrows: How the Persian Empire Counted Its Dead" written by Christopher Hoitash was originally posted in War History On-line on February 27,
Iranian Schindler who Saved Jews from Nazis
The story below was originally published by the BBC on December, 20, 2011 (the author of the BBC article is Brian Wheeler). Kindly note that
Mithradates VI Eupador
The article below by Brian McGing: Mithradates VI “Eupador” of the Pontus Kingdom was originally posted in the Encyclopedia Iranica. Kindly note that the images,
Farroukh Jorat: The Atashgah (Fire temple) of Baku
The article below "Zoroastrians of Apsheron: from Sassanians to present days" is written by Farroukh Jorat from the Republic of Azerbaijan (formerly known as Arran
