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:
Afrosiab, Sogdian pottery |
Afrosiab, Sogdian pottery |
Afrosiab, Sogdian weapons |
Afrosiab, Zoroastrian fire altar |
Ahuan, general view of the edge of the Dasht-e Kavir |
Ahuan, Karwansaray |
Ahuramazda
Ahuramazda: the "wise lord", the supreme god of the ancient Iranians, whose cult was propagated by the legendary prophet Zarathustra, the founder of Zoroastrianism.Zarathustra's teachings: the Gâthâs …
The ruins from Ai Khanum |
Ai Khanum, Map |
Alexander and Prometheus
Alexander and Prometheus: an episode from the reign of Alexander the Great, who saw what he believed to be the cave of Prometheus in the Hindu Kush Mountains. …Alexander the Great: Chronology
Chronology of Alexander's reign 336 Spring Parmenion leads vanguard into Asia Summer Murder of Artaxerxes IV; accession of Darius III October Murder of Philip (text); accession of Alexander Nov-Dec. Alexander gains support of the Greek towns 335 Summer Alexander campaigns in the Balkans Memnon's counterattack in Asia 12? Sept. Fall of Thebes (text) Nov-Dec. Festivals at Dion…Alexandria Eschate
Alexandria Eschatê ("the furthest"): town founded by Alexander the Great, modern Khojand. Alexander the Great. Portrait from Delos Of the many cities…