Persia
There are 1590 items in Persia:
Inscription XV
Tušpa: name of an ancient Urartian fortress on the eastern shore of Lake Thospitis, not far from the modern city of Van. One of the Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions can be found on the southern face of the citadel of Tušpa.In ca.521, the Persian…Intaphrenes
Intaphrenes (Old Persian Vindafranâ): Persian courtier and general. Intaphrenes was one of the seven conspirators who killed the Magian usurper Gaumâta and helped Darius I the Great become king (September 522 BCE). …Isaiah on Cyrus
In October 539 BCE, the Persian king Cyrus took Babylon, the ancient capital of an oriental empire covering modern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Israel. In a broader sense, Babylon was the ancient world's capital of scholarship and science. The subject…Issus (2)
Attack Map of the battle of Issus (November 333 BCE) It must have been about 15:30 when the Macedonian army was ready…Issus (3)
Massacre Alexander's victorious right wing now swung left towards the center, hard pressed as it was by Darius' Greeks; they forced them back from the river and then, outflanking the broken enemy left, delivered a flank attack on the mercenaries and…Issus (333 BCE)
Battle of Issus (5 or 6 November 333 BCE): famous battle during the war between Macedonia and the Persian Empire. The Macedonian king Alexander the Great defeated Darius III Codomannus, won Phoenicia and Egypt, and destroyed the Persian army.Context …
Istahkr, General view |
Istakhr
Istakhr: ancient Sasanian royal residence, very close to Persepolis; modern Takht-e Tavoos. Istakhr In 224 CE, a Persian nobleman named Ardašir, son of…
Istakhr, Achaemenid bull's head |
Istakhr, Column (from Persepolis) |
Istakhr, Column fragments |
Istakhr, Gate |