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:
Alexandria in Arachosia (Kandahar)
Alexandria in Arachosia: town founded by Alexander the Great, modern Kandahar. Remains of Alexandria Alexandria in Arachosia was founded in the last…Alexandria in Aria (Herat)
Alexandria in Aria: town founded by Alexander the Great, modern Herat in Afghanistan. Alexander the Great. Portrait from Delos Alexandria in Aria…Alexandria in Margiana
Alexandria in Margiana: town founded by Alexander the Great.Alexandria in Margiana is mentioned by Pliny the Eldernote[Pliny the Elder, Natural history 6.67-67.] and is probably one of the towns that was founded in 328 or 327 by Alexander the Great…Alexandria in the Caucasus (Begram)
Alexandria in the Caucasus: town founded by Alexander the Great, near Begram, north of Kabul in Afghanistan. Alexander on horseback In the…Amminapes
Amminapes: Parthian nobleman, who played a role in the struggle between the Achaemenid Empire and Alexander the Great. A Parthian. Relief…
Amulet of Bes from Iran |
Anahita
Anahita, also known as Anaitis (Greek: Ἀναῖτις) and Anahit (Armenian): Iranian water goddess. Anahita with ring and jar (Taq-e Bostan) Anahita was…Apame I
Apame I: Iranian lady, wife of Seleucus I Nicator, queen in the Seleucid Empire.Relatives Father: Spitamenes, one of the leaders of the Iranian resistance against the Macedonian conquest Husband: Seleucus I Nicator Children: Antiochus I Soter Main deeds 324: During the Susa weddings, Apame marries…Arachosia
Arachosia (Old-Persian: Harauvatiš, "well watered"): satrapy of the Achaemenid empire (Kandahâr in modern Afghanistan) along the Tarnak river. The country is part of the road from the west of Iran across the mountains to the Indus valley. …
Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Arachosian |
Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Arian |
Arians
Arians or Areians (Old-Persian Haraiva): ancient tribe, living in western Afghanistan. Their name means "noblemen". Map of Hyrcania/Parthia/Aria In historical times, the…