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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
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
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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 Achaemenid Superpower of the Ancient World
The article “Achaemenid Persian Empire: The Superpower of the Classical World” written by Dattatreya Mandal was published in
The Windmill and the Contribution of Persia
The article below is based on an excerpt from Kaveh Farrokh’s second text “Shadows in the Desert: Ancient
Iran in the Bible: The Forgotten Story
The video below "Iran in the Bible: The Forgotten Story" was produced by the Our Daily Bread Films
Examining the Iranian Account of the Noah Flood with Modern Relevance
The article “Examining the Iranian account of the Noah flood with modern relevance” was published on October 28,
10 Surprising Facts about Zoroastrianism
The video below "10 Surprising Facts about Zoroastrianism" has been produced by the FTD Facts network (June 30,
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
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 was originally posted in the Encyclopedia Iranica.
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 Istanbul Turkey who outlines the
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 and Architecture of Persia. New
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 who were the best of
How Nations mix Ingredients in their Food based on Traditional Persian Medicine
The article "How nations mix ingredients in their food based on traditional Persian medicine" below was written in 2012 by Fariba Karimi, a Post-Doctoral researcher