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:

Gedrosia

Gedrosia: part of the ancient Achaemenid empire, modern Balûchestân in Iran.Gedrosia is a dry, mountainous country along the northwestern shores of the Indian Ocean. It was occupied in the Bronze age by people who settled in the few oases in…

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Gotarzes II

Gotarzes II: Arsacid king of the Parthian Empire (r.29?-51). Gotarzes II In 38 CE, the Parthian king Artabanus II died; his main achievement…

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