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:
Map of Alexander's Persian Campaign |
Map of Hyrcania/Parthia/Aria |
Map of Sogdia |
The Avestan world |
The Silk Road |
Map of the world of the Scythians |
Maracanda
Maracanda: ancient name of Samarkand. The citadel of Afrosiab, seen from Samarkand's observatory Situated on the banks of the river Saravšan, Maracanda…
Axe in the shape of a two-headed demon, mastering a boar and a dragon (Early Bronze Age) |
Margiana
Margiana (Old Persian Marguš): oasis in the Karakum desert, modern Mary (or Merv) in the southeast of Turkmenistan.Bronze Age Margiana was situated on the boards of the river Murghab; this river, which was called Margos by the ancient Greeks, has its…Massagetes
Massagetes (Greek Μασσαγέτας): a nomad tribe in Central Asia. Portrait of a warrior The Massagetes were an ancient tribe in Central Asia, mentioned…Medes
Medes (Old Persian Mâda): tribe, ruled by a king, in the west of modern Iran; capital Ecbatana (modern Hamadan). Two Medes Media…
Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Two Medes |