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:
Tiridates I
Tiridates I: king of Armenia (r. 51-59 and 63-c.80 CE), first effective ruler from the Arsacid dynasty.The situation in Armenia Inscription by…
Tiridates I |
Tiridates II
Tiridates II: pro-Roman rebel king of the Parthian Empire (r.36-37). A Parthian In 35 CE, the Parthian king Artabanus II installed his…
Topraq Qala |
Tritantaechmes
Tritantaechmes (Old Persian Ciçantakhma): king of Sagartia (521 BCE). The Sagartian king Tritantaechmes on the Behistun relief According to the Behistun inscription,…
Tus, Statue of Firdausi |
Tus, Wall (in its present form Seljuk) |
Vanden Berghe List
The Vanden Berghe List, named after the Flemish Iranologist Louis Vanden Berghe (1923-1993) is the catalog of ancient Iranian rock reliefs.1. Reliefs from Lullubi …
Varahsha, Relief of a hunter on horseback chasing deer |
Vardanes I
Vardanes I: Arsacid king of the Parthian Empire (r.29?-47?). Vardanes I In 38 CE, the Parthian king Artabanus II died; his main achievement…
Vardanes I |
Vardanes II
Vardanes II: Arsacid rebel king of the Parthian Empire (r.55-58). A Parthian In the year 52 CE, the Parthian king Vologases I invaded…