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Parsa (Persepolis)
The article below is by Professor David Stronach and Kim Codella regarding Persepolis and was first posted on-line in 1997
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
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
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
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King Arthur (Part II): Some Literary, Archaeological and Historical Evidence
The article "KING ARTHUR (Part II): Some literary, archaeological and historical evidence" is written by Periklis Deligiannis. This is a continuation of Part I
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
UBC Lecture (November 29, 2019): Civilizational Contacts between Ancient Iran and Europe
Kaveh Farrokh will be providing a comprehensive lecture on November 29, 2019 at the University of British Columbia:
The First Airplane Flight over the skies of Tehran
Mankind’s first aerial flight was to take place on December 17, 1903 by the Wright brothers at Kitty
Journal Article: Caucasian Albanian warriors in the armies of pre-Islamic Iran
The HISTORIA I ŚWIAT academic journal has published the following article by Kaveh Farrokh, Javier Sánchez-Gracia (HRM Ediciones,
Arthurian Legend and the Sarmatians (Part I)
The article "Arthurian Legend and the Sarmatians (Part I)" was originally written by Periklis Deligiannis. Regarding the Iranian
Farroukh 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
UNESCO: 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
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 was
The 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
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
Restoration 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
