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:
Skunkha
Skunkha: leader of a group of Central-Asian nomads, defeated by Darius I the Great. Behistun Relief, Frâda (center) and Skunkha (right) According…
Plate, decorated with a snake (Early Bronze Age) |
Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Sogdian |
Sogdians
Sogdians (Greek: Σογδιανοί or Σόγδοι): ancient name for the people living in the region of Maracanda (modern Samarkand). Their land is known as Sogdia, Sogdiana (Greek Σογδιανή), or Transoxiana.The land …
Snake amulet |
Spitamenes
Spitamenes (Old Persian: Spitâmaneh): last Persian leader who fought against Alexander the Great (329-328 BCE). Sogdian In the summer of 330, the…Surena
Surena: Greek and Latin rendering of Sûrên, the name of a noble family in ancient Parthia. Head of a bronze statue…Susa
Susa (Elamitic, Babylonian: Šušim; Greek τὰ Σοῦσα): capital of Elam, favorite residence of the Persian king Darius I the Great.Early Susa …Susa photos
Susa (Elamitic, Babylonian: Šušim; Greek τὰ Σοῦσα): capital of Elam, favorite residence of the Persian king Darius I the Great.Susa, the capital of ancient Elam, is in the hottest part of Iran, Khuzestan. Light is more intense than we have…
Susa, Handle of a Parthian coffin |
Susa, Hellenistic or Parthian figurine of a harpist |
Susa, Hellenistic or Parthian gargoyle |