- Map of the Achaemenid Empire
- Interview of Spanish Military Journal, Historia Rei Militaris, with Kaveh Farrokh (February 17, 2019)
- History Channel – Engineering an Empire: The Persians
Pre-Achaemenid Military History of Iran
- –جام 2800 ساله با نقوش نیزه داران و ارابه سواران– A 2800 year-old vessel depicting spearmen, a chariot and cavalry (in Persian)
- Image of a Jiroft horseman with short lance
- The Median Empire: The First Iranian Dynastic Empire
- Farrokh, K., Maksymiuk, K., Skupniewicz, P., & Fathi, S. (2022). An overview of military confrontations between the Assyrian Army against the Medes in the 7th centuries BCE. HISTORIA I ŚWIAT: ACTA MILITARIA IRANICA, 11, pp.125-144.
- Farrokh, K. (2023). Military Interactions between the Neo-Assyrian Army and Ancient Iranian Peoples: Implications for the Development of Cavalry Warfare. In D. Toichkin (ed.), History of Antique Arms – Researches 2020: Collection of Scientific Papers, Kyiv, Ukraine: Stylos, pp.140-158. – News Release
Cambysis in Egypt
- Cambysis’ Lost Army in Egypt – Controversy with the findings as reported in Iranian media such as Tabnak News (اطلاعیه مهم سازمان ميراث فرهنگي), the Shahrbaraz Blog (ارتش گم‌شده‌ی کمبوجیه), the Iran Newspaper outlet (پيگيري سرنوشت ارتش هخامنشي در مصر), the Cultutal heritage news Agency of Iran (سرنوشت ارتش کمبوجيه روي ميز ايران و مصر) –
- –عاقبت ماجرای ارتش کمبوجیه پس از دو سال انتشار اخبار مجعول –
Darius the Great, Eastern Europe and the Saka Paradraya (Saka beyond the Sea or East European Scythians)
- Darius and the Scythians ( داریوش بزرگ و سکاها) by Yusef Amiri (pdf), see also Persian article in Asvaran Blog-داریوش بزرگ و سکاهای باختری-.
- Christopher Tuplin: Revisiting Dareios’ Scythian Expedition
- Darius I Stele Discovered in Southern Russia
The Greco-Persian Wars
- Amir Mehdi-Badi:-یونانیان و بربرها: روی دیگر تاریخ – مهدی بدیع- Greeks and Barbarians: Another view of History(part 1) (in Persian) (pdf) – this is 15 volumes in its entirety and can be ordered as follows: –امیر مهدی بدیع و کتاب باشکوه او ؛ یونانیان و بربرها –Amir mehdi Badi (1984). les Greces et les Barbares [Greeks and Barbarians]. Diffusion SOFEDIS –یونانیان و بربرها: روی دیگر تاریخ – دوره 15 جلدی-امیر مهدی بدیع-The book is also available in pdf in Persian (Click Here).
- Amir Mehdi Badi: بخش سوم: شوش ایونی -The Ionian Revolt (in Persian) (pdf)
- Why the Achaemenid Persians Failed to Conquer Greece
Xerxes
- Farrokh, K. (2021). El ascenso del gran rey: Los primeros años de reinado de Jerjes I [The Ascension of the great king. The first years of the reign of Xerxes I]. Desperta Ferro Antigua y Medieval, 67, pp.7-12.
- Xerxes King of Kings
- The “Other” Themistocles and Artaxerxes I: an Irony
- Lecture by Nicholas Sekunda (September 23, 2020): The Persian Invasions of Greece Reconsidered
Marathon
- Nabard e Marathon (the Battle of Marathon) by Shahrbaraz Blog (Persian text)
- Amir Mehdi Badi: –نگاهی کوتاه به ماراتون– A Brief Look at the Battle of Marathon (in Persian) (pdf)
- Amir Mehdi Badi: -ابعاد واقعی نبرد ماراتون-بخش اول-The real Dimensions of the Battle of Marathon Part I (in Persian) (pdf)
Battle Simulations
Alexander’s Conquests of the Achaemenid Persia
Ariobarzan & Youtab
- Nabil Rastan: Ariobarzan-Persian commander who died for Freedom
- Historical Novel of Youtab (sister of Ariobarzan) who died fighting against Alexander-گیس سیاه سردار: حماسه یوتاب شیرزن ایرانی/ نگارش: الف. اوتانه-A. Outaneh (2010):The Black-haired Commander: The Exploits of Youtab Lioness of Persia. Tehran: Nashre Roozegar. (pdf) (in Persian).
Military Organization, Elite Units, Troops, Tactics, Training & Jousting
- The Achaemenid Superpower of the Ancient World
- The Achaemenid Army: One of the most Formidable Militaries of History
- Shapour Shahbazi: The Achaemenid Army
Elite & Specialized Units
- Nabil Rastani: The Guards of the Shahanshah-How to fight, carry weapons, ride horses and learn archery –also posted in Persian in Amorded Magazine-نگارش نبیل راستانی-اولین شوالیه های دنیا : ریشه شوالیه های اروپایی سواره نظام های ایرانی کاتافراکت است-.(pdf).
- Mohammad-Hassan Samsar. The importance of the horse and Equestrian ornaments in Ancient Iran(Persia)- Part Three-The Achaemenids (pdf) (in Persian)
- The KÁRDAKES
- Counting Arrows: How the Achaemenid Empire Counted its Dead
Cavalry
- Farrokh, K. (2024). Cabalgando para el gran rey. La caballería aqueménida en tiempos de las Guerras Médicas [Riding for the great king. The Achaemenid cavalry at the time of the Persian Wars]. Desperta Ferro Antigua y Medieval, 85, pp.14-19. – News Release
Archers
- Archers of the Achaemenid Empire
- Achaemenid Persian Archery and Tactics
- An Overview of Achaemenid Archers
Training
Achaemenid Garrisons
Armaments
Helmets and Armour
- Dr. B. A. Litvinsky: Helmets of Achaemenid and post-Achaemenid Iran
- An Elamite Helment and a coin Depicting a Lycian Helment and Persian Headgear
- Dr. Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani (2009). Arms and Armor of Achaemenians and Sassanians. Fezana Journal, Summer edition, pp.87-93. (pdf) -Translation of article into Persian in issue 90 of Amordad magazine (pdf).
Blade Weapons
Archery Equipment
Miscellenia
- Two Achaemenid Items housed in Istanbul’s Archaeological Museums
- Live Science: Beer & Bullets to Go: Ancient ‘Takeout” Window Discovered
Recommended Books
- Dr. Manouchehr M. Khorasani (2006). Arms & Armor from Iran: The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period – Recipient of World Prize for Book of the Year in Iranian Studies (2009) and also the World Book Prize in Iranian Studies for 2012. See also Dr. Khorasani’s lecture at M.I.T. on Iranian arms and armor from the Bronze age to the Qajar era. For more information on Dr. Khorasani’s works, consult his list of publications.
- Michael Burgen (2009). Empires of Ancient Persia. Shoreline Publishing Group (see also video tribute to Dr. Khorasani)
- –امیر مهدی بدیع و کتاب باشکوه او ؛ یونانیان و بربرها –Amir Mehdi Badi (1984). les Greces et les Barbares [Greeks and Barbarians]. Diffusion SOFEDIS –یونانیان و بربرها: روی دیگر تاریخ – دوره 15 جلدی-امیر مهدی بدیع–
