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Western, Pakistani and Egyptian pilots flying Iraqi Combat Aircraft during the Iran-Iraq War
One of the little known aspects of the Iran-Iraq war of 1980-1988 was the substantial role of mercenary Western, Pakistani
Bactrian Fortress Reveals How Ancient Civilizations of Central Asia Lived
The article "Bactrian fortress reveals how ancient civilizations of Central Asia lived" was originally posted on the Archaeology News Network
History of Music in pre-Islamic Iran 3rd Millennium BC to 650 CE
The article "History of Music in pre-Islamic Iran" by Bo Lawergren on the history of music in pre-Islamic Iran (3rd
Arsacid Chronology in Traditional History
The article below on the origins of the Parthians is authored by the late Shapur Shahbazi and was originally posted in the Encyclopedia
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The Ancient Sassanian City of Bishapur
The article "Ancient City of Bishapur" written by Baback Khademi was published on the Iran Marco Polo venue on February 6, 2019. It is
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
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,
Bukhara in Pre-Islamic Times
The article below by the late Harvard Professor Emeritus Professor Richard N. Nelson Frye (1920-2014) on Bukhara in Pre-Islamic Times was originally posted in the Encyclopedia Iranica.
Professor Ilber Ortayli Highlights Links between Turkic and Iranian Civilizations
The article below is derived from a BBC Persian interview with Turkish History Professor Ilber Ortayli of Galatasaray University in Istanbul Turkey who outlines the
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. New
The Dailamites of Northern Persia
The Dailamites of Northern Persia were to become the Sassanian Empire's answer to the indomitable Roman-Byzantine Legionnaire professional heavy infantry who were the best of
How Nations mix Ingredients in their Food based on Traditional Persian Medicine
The article "How nations mix ingredients in their food based on traditional Persian medicine" below was written in 2012 by Fariba Karimi, a Post-Doctoral researcher
Oblicza Wojny [Faces of War] (2024) publishes article on Parthian Military Architecture
The peer-reviewed academic volume (Oblizca Wojny) at the University of Lodz in Poland, which is one of the most important academic venues dedicated to the













