Persia
There are 1590 items in Persia:
"Immortals"
Immortals: Greek name for an elite regiment in the ancient Achaemenid empire. Immortal (Susa) In his description of the battle of Thermopylae…A Contemporary Account of the Battle of Gaugamela
Astronomical Diary mentioning the Battle of Gaugamela On 1 October 331, the Macedonian king Alexander the Great defeated a large Persian…A Jar with the Name of King Xerxes
A Jar with the Name of King Xerxes Jar, given by king Xerxes to queen Artemisia In the British Museum in London,…A1Pa
Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions: collection of Old Persian cuneiform texts from the sixth, fifth, and fourth centuries BCE, left by the Achaemenid kings on their official monuments.A1Pa, inscription from Persepolis [Old Persian inscription, written on a block of stone. The fragments were excavated on the…
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A1Pb
Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions: collection of Old Persian cuneiform texts from the sixth, fifth, and fourth centuries BCE, left by the Achaemenid kings on their official monuments.A1Pb, Babylonian inscription from the Hall of Hundred Columns, Persepolis [Babylonian inscription on a slab of stone.] King Artaxerxes says:…A1Vase A
Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions: collection of Old Persian cuneiform texts from the sixth, fifth, and fourth centuries BCE, left by the Achaemenid kings on their official monuments.A1Vase A Old Persian inscription on four silver dishes. Artaxšaçâ \ XŠ \ vazraka \ XŠ \ XŠyânâm \ XŠ…A1Vase B
Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions: collection of Old Persian cuneiform texts from the sixth, fifth, and fourth centuries BCE, left by the Achaemenid kings on their official monuments.A1Vase B [Inscription on a vase.] Ardaxcašca \ XŠ \ vazraka The great king Artaxerxes. Literature Pierre Lecoq, Les inscriptions de la Perse…A1Vase C-D
Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions: collection of Old Persian cuneiform texts from the sixth, fifth, and fourth centuries BCE, left by the Achaemenid kings on their official monuments.A1 Vase C = A1 Vase D [Two identical inscriptions on vases.] Artaxšaçâ \ šhâyathiya King Artaxerxes. Literature Pierre Lecoq, Les inscriptions de…A2Ha
Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions: collection of Old Persian cuneiform texts from the sixth, fifth, and fourth centuries BCE, left by the Achaemenid kings on their official monuments.A2Ha, inscription on a column base from Ecbatana …
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A2Hb
Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions: collection of Old Persian cuneiform texts from the sixth, fifth, and fourth centuries BCE, left by the Achaemenid kings on their official monuments.A2Hb, inscription on column bases from Ecbatana [Brief Old Persian inscription on column bases. It is interesting to see…