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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
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
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
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
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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
An Overview of the History of Mithraism
The article below "A History of the worship of Mithras, and Mithraism as a Mystery Religion" was originally
UBC Lecture (November 29, 2019): Civilizational Contacts between Ancient Iran and Europe
Kaveh Farrokh will be providing a comprehensive lecture on November 29, 2019 at the University of British Columbia:
The First Airplane Flight over the skies of Tehran
Mankind’s first aerial flight was to take place on December 17, 1903 by the Wright brothers at Kitty
Journal Article: Caucasian Albanian warriors in the armies of pre-Islamic Iran
The HISTORIA I ŚWIAT academic journal has published the following article by Kaveh Farrokh, Javier Sánchez-Gracia (HRM Ediciones,
Arthurian Legend and the Sarmatians (Part I)
The article "Arthurian Legend and the Sarmatians (Part I)" was originally written by Periklis Deligiannis. Regarding the Iranian
The Plurality of the Persian Empire: The Achaemenids to the Sassanians
The article "The Plurality of the Persian Empire: Part I – The Achaemenids to the Sassanians" was written by Wu Mingren for the Ancient Origins
Restoration of Ancient Gundi-Shapur University
The article "Jundi Shapur, one of birthplaces of knowledge and wisdom, undergoes restoration" was published by the Tehran Times on September 4, 2021. The version
A Forgotten Iranian Legacy: The Parthian Battery
A common misconception about the Parthians is that they lacked interest in the development of learning, science and technology. This belief is derived from the paucity
Archeological find corroborates Japan-Persia Ancient Ties
The Tehran Times published an article entitled "Archeological find corroborates Japan-Persia Ancient Ties" on January 14, 2020. Kindly note that: (a) the text printed below
Shapour Shahbazi: The Achaemenid Army
The posting below highlights the late Shapour Shahbazi’s discussion of the Achaemenid army which was orginally published in the Encyclopedia Iranica on December 15, 1986
ŠĀPUR (Shapur) I
The article below by the late Iranologist Shapur Shahbazi (1942-2006) on ŠĀPUR (Shapur) I was originally posted in the Encyclopedia Iranica. Kindly note that the pictures displayed
