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Darius I Stele Discovered in Southern Russia
The report below (originally released by Russia's TASS News agency) was provided by the Russia beyond the Headlines (RBTH) news
Clothing Styles of Women in Ancient Iran
Below are creations of the dresses of the ancient women of Iran from the Median, Achaemenid, Parthian and Sassanian eras.
Klaus Schippmann: The Arsacid Dynasty
The article below on the Arsacid Dynasty of the Parthians is authored by Klaus Schippmann and was originally posted in the Encyclopedia
Stephanie Cronin: A short History of the Iranian Gendarmerie
The article below by Stephanie Cronin on the Iranian Gendarmerie first appeared in the Encyclopedia Iranica in December 15, 2000 and
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Mani: Forgotten Prophet of Ancient Persia
Mani was born in 216 CE near Ctesiphon (capital of the Sassanian Empire) either in the town of Abrumya or Mardinu in the Babylonian
Tajikestan President urges Parents to Select names from Shahname
Rustam slays the dragon. The tales of Rustam (the “Hercules of Persia”) are narrated in the Shahname epic written in the post-Islamic era after the
Robert Terpstra reviews Farrokh’s Iran at War
Robert Terpstra has written a review for Iran at War: 1500-1988 in The Business Daily Egypt (dated September 12, 2011). That review has been reproduced
Books on the History of the Iranian Air Force by Farzad Bishop and Tom Cooper
Farzad Bishop and Tom Cooper have written three excellent books which have done much to dispel myths regarding the Iranian air force. Much of the
A Tribute to the late Dr. Hossein Ziai (1944-2011)
Dr.Mohammad Tavakoli-Targhi of the University of Toronto (Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations) and Editor-in-Chief of the prestigious Iran Nameh: A Persian Quarterly of
The Recreation of Persepolis
The five part video below of Persepolis features a number of scholars including Professor Emeritus Richard Nelson Frye of Harvard University, Professor Remi Boucharlat of
Rebuilding of Achaemenid Akenakes Swords by the late Ostad Haj Hossein Farajian
The late Ostad Haj Hossein Farajian of Zanjan, Iran was a master craftsman who built ancient Achaemenid era swords. The information and rare photographs below
