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Zoroastrian and Mithraic Sites of the Caucasus
The Caucasus has acted a vital conduit between the Iranian plateau-Eastern Anatolia axis and Eastern Europe. The photo survey below
A Thousand Years of the Persian Book
The article below "A Thousand Years of the Persian Book" was originally posted on the US Library of Congress website.
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
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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:
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
