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:
Drangiana
Drangiana (Old Persian Zranka, "waterland"): satrapy of the ancient Achaemenid Empire (Sistan in modern Iran). The country is a dusty and often stormy desert with sandy dunes, but there are fertile plains along the river Etymandrus, modern Helmand Rûd. …
Dukkan-e Daud, Tomb |
Dukkan-e Daud, Tomb, Relief of a Magian |
Dura Europos
Dura Europos (Greek Δοῦρα Εὐρωπός): Seleucid and Roman city on the west bank of the Euphrates.History Dura Europos, Temple of Mithras,…
Dura Europos, a Parthian votive relief |
Dura Europos, Museum
Museum of the excavation: Macedonian, Hellenistic, Parthian, and Roman finds. There are 2 items in Dura Europos, Museum: …
Dura Europos, Temple of Aphlad, Relief of Aphlad |
Eagle-shaped Scythian brooche |
Eburz near Ahuan |
Ecbatana (2)
The "French trench" There are few texts about the Median and Achaemenid periods in Ecbatana. Texts about the Seleucid or Parthian…Ecbatana (Hamadan)
Ecbatana (Old Persian Hagmatana, "gathering place"): main settlement of the Medes, modern Hamadan. A bullshead from Ecbatana According to the Histories of…Elburz
Elburz: mountain range in northern Iran. Elburz, seen from the north The Elburz (Har + borz: "mountain" + "high") is one of…