Greater Iran
Greater Iran, of course, is not an existing country. This category is intended for everything related to the area where, in Antiquity, people spoke an Iranian language, except for Persia.
There are 558 items in Greater Iran:
Behistun, other monuments
Behistun or Bisotun: town in Iran, site of several ancient monuments, including a famous inscription by the Persian king Darius I the Great. …
Behistun, Parthian relief of Gotarzes II defeating Meherdates |
Behistun, Parthian relief of Mithadates II |
Behistun, Parthian relief of Mithradates II, drawing |
Behistun, Parthian rock reliefs |
Behistun, Safavid bridge on Sasanian piers |
Belogradets, Cimmerian tombstone |
Bes
Bes or Bisu: popular ancient deity, originally from Egypt. A relief of Bes from Karatepe The odd-looking gentleman on the picture to the…
Bottle from Tepe Hesar level II |
Bowl from Tepe Hesar I |
Bukhara, museum
There's a small archaological-historical museum in the citadel of Bukhara. (A couple of finds are on display in the Mausoleum of Job, just west of the citadel.)Cadusians
Cadusians: nomad tribe in ancient Iran, living in the western Elburz mountains, between the heartland of Media and the Caspian Sea, in the modern provinces Zanjan and Azerbaijan in Iran. …