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 venue on August 7, 2018. For more information on these...
View ArticleArcheological 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 has been slightly edited...
View ArticleA 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 of the available evidence, the...
View ArticleRestoration 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 printed below has been slightly edited...
View ArticleThe 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 on the...
View ArticleThe 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 on September 7, 2017. It was first posted on...
View ArticleTheory 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 originally posted in the Mark Adderley website (the link is...
View ArticleUNESCO: 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 not appear in the UNESCO posting....
View ArticleFarroukh 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 and the Khanates until May 1918)....
View ArticleMithradates VI Eupador
The article below by Brian McGing: Mithradates VI “Eupador” of the Pontus Kingdomwas originally posted in the Encyclopedia Iranica. Kindly note that the images, videos and accompanying descriptions...
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