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:
Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Parthian |
Parthian bowl |
Parthian Empire
The Parthian or Arsacid Empire was the most enduring of the empires of the ancient Near East. After the Parni nomads had settled in Parthia and had built a small independent kingdom, they rose to power under king Mithradates the…
Parthian mounted archer |
Head of a bronze statue of a Parthian prince, found at Shami, Khuzestan |
Parthian musician playing a tanbur |
Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Arachosians |
Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Arians |
Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Bactrians |
Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Medes |
Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Medes |
Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Parthians |