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Documentary: Entire History of the Persian Achaemenid Empire (550-330 BCE) GalleryDocumentary: Entire History of the Persian Achaemenid Empire (550-330 BCE)
Achaemenid Military History, Achaemenids, Aghanistan, Architecture, Bronze Age, Cyrus the Great, Education, Engineering, Heritage, Human Rights, Jiroft, Learning, Linguistics, Literature, Manichaeism, Mathematics, Medicine, Medieval: 652 A.D. – 1500 A.D., Mithraism, Musical Arts, Mythology and Nowruz, Neolithic Era, Parthian, Pre-Achaemenid, Sassanians, Science, Shahnameh, Technology, Turco-Iranian or Persianate Civilization, Zoroastrianism
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Anatolia: Heir to an Iranian-Greek Legacy
The Greco-Persian Legacy of Anatolia: An Overview As the Parthian Empire gained prominence on the Iranian plateau and Mesopotamia, Persian
The Influence of Iranian Music in China
The article “Influence of Iranian Music on China” was originally published in the Rhythmitica venue on July 15, 2024. Kindly
A Synopsis of the Parthian Empire (247 BCE – 224 CE)
The article "The History of Parthia (247 BC – 224 AD)" written by Hayden Chakra was published in the About
Iran’s Favorite Dish: The Chelo Kebab
The article below on Iran's Favorite Dish, the Chelo Kebab (ČELOW-KABĀB), by S¡oḡrā Bāzargān and Ṣoḡrā Bāzargān was originally published
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Zoroastrian and Mithraic Sites of the Caucasus
The Caucasus has acted a vital conduit between the Iranian plateau-Eastern Anatolia axis and Eastern Europe. The photo survey below illustrates the legacy of
Theory 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
The Battle of Nisibis: Parthia versus Rome
The article "The Battle of Nisibis: Parthia versus Rome" was written by Edward Whelan and published on the
The Obscure Religion that Shaped the West
The article "The Obscure Religion that Shaped the West" written by Joobin Bekhrad was published in the BBC
The Mithraic Mysteries
The original draft of article below, The Mithraic Mysteries, was originally written by the late Franz Cumont (1868-1947),
Sharon Turner: The Persian Origin of Anglo-Saxon Words
The article below was written in a letter Sharon Turner in 1827 and was first posted in the CAIS
Chess: Iranian or Indian Invention?
The article below has been edited by Shapour Suren-Pahlav of the CAIS website in London. As noted by Suren-Pahlav: "Large portion of this essay has
Parsa (Persepolis)
The article below is by Professor David Stronach and Kim Codella regarding Persepolis and was first posted on-line in 1997 by the CAIS (Circle of Ancient
Legacy of Cyrus the Great’s Cylinder
The video below is of Neil Macgregor (Director of the British Museum 2002-2015) speaking about Cyrus the Great (r. 559-530 BCE) and the Cyrus Cylinder
Empires of the Silk Road GalleryEmpires of the Silk Road
Achaemenids, Aghanistan, Book Review, China, Courses and Curricula, Culinary Arts, Europa and Eire-An (Ancient Iran/Persia), Greece-Persia Links, Heritage, India and Asia, Iran, Iran and Central Asia, Medicine, Mythology and Nowruz, News, Parthian, People of Iran and Origins, Persian Gulf, Pre-Achaemenid, Science, Scythian, Shahnameh, Technology, Turco-Iranian or Persianate Civilization, Zoroastrianism
Empires of the Silk Road
Readers are introduced to Professor Christopher I. Beckwith's text: "Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Asia from the Bronze Age to the
Desperta Ferro Antigua y Medieval Article on Achaemenid Cavalry GalleryDesperta Ferro Antigua y Medieval Article on Achaemenid Cavalry
Achaemenid Military History, Achaemenids, Ancient: Prehistory – 651 A.D., Archaeology, Cyrus the Great, Greece-Persia Links, Iran and Europe, Journal Articles, News
Desperta Ferro Antigua y Medieval Article on Achaemenid Cavalry
The prestigious Spanish military journal “Desperta Ferro Antigua y Medieval” has published an article by Kaveh Farrokh on the cavalry forces of the Achaemenids at
Documentary Film Production: the UNESCO Sassanian Fortress in Darband GalleryDocumentary Film Production: the UNESCO Sassanian Fortress in Darband
Archaeology, Architecture, Cultural and Endangered Sites, Daghestan, Europa and Eire-An (Ancient Iran/Persia), Heritage, Iran and Caucasia, Military History 1900-Present, News, Sassanian Military History, Sassanians
Documentary Film Production: the UNESCO Sassanian Fortress in Darband
Stanford University shall be screening, on October 3, 2024, Pejman Akbarzadeh's documentary film on the Sassanian fortress Darband in Daghestan, which is the largest known
