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Oblicza Wojny [Faces of War] (2024) publishes article on Parthian Military Architecture
The peer-reviewed academic volume (Oblizca Wojny) at the University of Lodz in Poland, which is one of the most important
University of Lodz Conference: Presentation on Sassanian Psychological Warfare
The Distinguished University of Lodz in Poland has organized the “9th Scientific Conference Faces of War – Tools of War” which was
The Ancient Persian way to Keep Cool
The article "The Ancient Persian way to Keep Cool" was written by Kimiya Shokoohi for BBC News on August 10,
When Roman “Barbarians” Met the Asian Enlightenment
The article "When Roman “Barbarians” Met the Asian Enlightenment" was first published by The Strange Continent.com. A portion of that
IRAN
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 of the Arthurian Legend" - this
Two Hand Colored 19th Century Photos of Tiflis (Tbilisi)
Below are two rare hand-colored photographs of the city of Tiflis (Tbilisi) in Georgia in the late 19th
Surprising Find of Unknown Gaelic Translation of Ibn Sīna in Spine of Irish Book
Alison Flood published the article "Surprise as unknown Irish translation of Ibn Sīna discovered in spine of book"
Geography of Roman-Iranian Wars: Military Operations of Rome and Sasanian Iran
Professor Katarzyna Maksymiuk (University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Siedlce, Poland) published a seminal textbook on Sassanian military
Lecture by Prof. Nicholas Sekunda (September 23, 2020): The Persian Invasions of Greece Reconsidered
The Iran heritage Foundation has issued a newsflash regarding an upcoming on-line webinar lecture by Prof. Nicholas Sekunda:
An Overview of the History of Mithraism
The article below "A History of the worship of Mithras, and Mithraism as a Mystery Religion" was originally
Archeological 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
Shapour Shahbazi: The Achaemenid Army
The posting below highlights the late Shapour Shahbazi’s discussion of the Achaemenid army which was orginally published in the Encyclopedia Iranica on December 15, 1986
ŠĀPUR (Shapur) I
The article below by the late Iranologist Shapur Shahbazi (1942-2006) on ŠĀPUR (Shapur) I was originally posted in the Encyclopedia Iranica. Kindly note that the pictures displayed
Achaemenid Engineers knew of the value of Pi
The report below was first posted by Payvand News of Iran on December 29, 2004. Kindly note that the image displayed below did not appear
Archaeologists uncover Zoroastrian Links in Northwest China GalleryArchaeologists uncover Zoroastrian Links in Northwest China
China, Cultural News and Events, Europa and Eire-An (Ancient Iran/Persia), Heritage, Iran and Central Asia, Mythology and Nowruz, News, People of Iran and Origins, Zoroastrianism
Archaeologists uncover Zoroastrian Links in Northwest China
The article below entitled "Excavation ‘very likely’ to redefine the Zoroastrianism’s origin" was published on August 12, 2014 by China's CCTV network. Three important notes
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 Classical Wisdom venue on August 23, 2019.
