Miscellaneous

On this page, you will find an overview of everything that is not a place, a person, a deity, a battle, an object... in short, this page offers you everything that does not fit in the other pages.

There are 32 items in Miscellaneous:

Persian Influence on Greek Culture

The ancient Persian and Greek cultures did not exist in isolation. There was cross-fertilization. The present article describes several aspects of Persia's influence on Greece.Introduction The first part of this article is not to read, but to look at: …

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Qanat

Qanat: type of underground irrigation canal between an aquifer on the piedmont to a garden on an arid plain. The word is Arabic, but the system is best known from Iran. …

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Sasanian Rock Reliefs

The Sasanians were the last native dynasty to rule Persia before the Arab conquest. Their reign lasted from 224 to 651. On this page, you will find links to their famous rock reliefs, which are beautiful and dynamic, yes almost expressionist works…

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The End of Lydia: 547?

One of the most important texts for the study of the chronology of the sixth century BCE is the Nabonidus Chronicle, which seems to prove that the Persian king Cyrus the Great captured the Lydian capital Sardes in 547. This…

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