Persia
There are 1590 items in Persia:
Silk Road
The Silk Road is the modern name for the network of trade routes between the Mediterranean Sea and China. The Silk Road At…
![]() Silver bowl with inscription A1 Vase A of Artaxerxes I Makrocheir |
![]() Silver bowl with inscription A1 Vase A of Artaxerxes I Makrocheir |
Singara (Sinjar)
Singara (Greek τὰ Σίγγαρα): Roman legionary base in eastern Mesopotamia, occupied by the First Legion Parthica. The modern name is Balat Sinjar.History Singara is one the towns along the southernmost road from Assyria (east of the Tigris) to Syria (west of the…
![]() Sippar, Contract from the reign of Xerxes about a canal |
Skunkha
Skunkha: leader of a group of Central-Asian nomads, defeated by Darius I the Great. Behistun Relief, Frâda (center) and Skunkha (right) According…