Persia
There are 1590 items in Persia:
Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Sogdian |
Sources
Darius, relief from the Central Relief of the Northern Stairs of the Apadana, Persepolis The coup according to the Behistun Inscription Herodotus…Statira/Barsine
Barsine or Statira (340/339-320): daughter of the Persian king Darius III Codomannus, married to Alexander the Great. Achaemenid woman When the daughter…Stockholm, Medelhavsmuseet
The collection of this museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern antiquities focuses on Cyprus and Egypt, but there are also departments of Persian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman and Islamic antiquities. …
Strait of Hormuz |
Sulaymaniyah Museum
Archaeological Museum of the Kurdish part of Iraq, with finds from the Prehistory until Ottoman times. Includes finds from Hatra. There are 3 items in Sulaymaniyah Museum: …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, Achaemenid administrative document |
Susa, Achaemenid battlement |
Susa, Achaemenid cups |
Susa, Achaemenid dish |