Persia
There are 1590 items in Persia:
Tarsus, Figurine of a Persian man |
Tehran, Abgineh Museum
Collection of ceramics and glass, including ancient pottery. There are 1 items in Tehran, Abgineh Museum: …Tehran, National Museum
I think that one of the problems with modern museums is that they try to evoke some kind of mysterious atmosphere: in poorly-lit rooms, you can see only a couple of objects lying there, beautifully spotlighted, just looking mysterious. The…Tehran, Reza Abbasi Museum
Private museum with a splendid collection of ancient and Islamic art, including much silver and gold from Achaemenid, Parthian, and Sasanian times. There are 5 items in Tehran, Reza…
Tell Malyan, The excavation in 2009 |
Tell Malyan, Plain |
Tell Malyan, Sherds |
Tell Malyan, Stone |
Tell Malyan, Surface |
Tell Malyan, View from the east |
The End of Lydia: 547?
One of the most important texts for the study of the chronology of the sixth century BCE is the Nabonidus Chronicle, which seems to prove that the Persian king Cyrus the Great captured the Lydian capital Sardes in 547. This…The Fall of Intaphrenes
Darius I (Old Persian Dârayavauš): king of ancient Persia, whose reign lasted from 522 to 486. He seized power after killing king Gaumâta, fought a civil war (described in the Behistun inscription), and was finally able to refound the Achaemenid…