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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
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
Documentary Film Production: the UNESCO Sassanian Fortress in Darband
Stanford University shall be screening, on October 3, 2024, Pejman Akbarzadeh's documentary film on the Sassanian fortress Darband in Daghestan,
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Curatolia and Scaria: Dome Architecture and Europe
Readers are invited to consult the following book by: Giovanni Curatola & Gianroberto Scarcia (Translated by M. Shore, 2007). The Art and Architecture of Persia.
The 2,000-year-old Wonder Women of Iran: Inspiration for the Comic and Hollywood Movies
The article "The 2,000-year-old Wonder Women who inspired the comic" was written by Kimiya Shokoohi on January 11,
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
Surprising Find of Unknown Gaelic Translation of Ibn Sīna in Spine of Irish Book
Alison Flood published the article "Surprise as unknown Irish translation of Ibn Sīna discovered in spine of book"
Geography of Roman-Iranian Wars: Military Operations of Rome and Sasanian Iran
Professor Katarzyna Maksymiuk (University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Siedlce, Poland) published a seminal textbook on Sassanian military
Lecture by Prof. Nicholas Sekunda (September 23, 2020): The Persian Invasions of Greece Reconsidered
The Iran heritage Foundation has issued a newsflash regarding an upcoming on-line webinar lecture by Prof. Nicholas Sekunda:
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
UNESCO: Takht-e Soleiman
The article below on Takht-e Soleyman (or Takht-e Suleiman) is by UNESCO. Kindly note that except one photo, all other images and accompanying captions do
Theory of Iranian origin of Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table
The posting below is from a segment of the article by Mark Adderley entitled "Theories about the Origins of the Arthurian Legend" - this was
The Rich History of the Persian Language in India
The article written by Maryam Papi entitled "The Persian language has a rich history in India, but it’s slowly dying out" appeared in Quart India
The Iranian Army Berno (Brno) Rifle
The Iranian-built “Berno” was originally designed by Czechoslovakia’s Zbrojovka Brno Company, which was a weapons and vehicle manufacturing firm. The Czechoslovak rifle was actually based
