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:
Medes (2)
The evidence from Daniel Two Medes In the Biblical book Daniel, we encounter a famous summary of the history of the ancient…
Medgidia, Fake Scythian sword (akinakes) |
Mihai Eminescu, Fish-shaped horsegear |
Mithradates I the Great |
Mithradates II |
Mithradates IV |
Mithradates V
Mithradates V: Arsacid king of the Parthian Empire (r.115-147). A Parthian Mithradates V was a relative of the Parthian king Osroes I, who…
Monstrous male figure with a water vessel (Early Bronze Age) |
Mosul Museum
Archaeological museum with finds from the ancient Assyrian capitals (Nineveh, Nimrud...) and Hatra. There was also a collection of Islamic art. The museum was destroyed by terrorists in 2014-2015. …
A mounted archer |
Naqš-e Rustam, Parthian relief of a lion |
Nautaca
Nautaca: town in Sogdia. Sogdian Nautaca is mentioned only a couple of times in the ancient sources and because we have hardly…