Persia
There are 1590 items in Persia:
Nicosia, Cyprus Museum
The splendid archaeological museum of Cyprus, with finds from all ages. The collection is thematically arranged and poorly labeled. However, the quality of the objects is extremely high, making this one of the most beautiful museums in the world. …Nineveh (Mosul)
Nineveh (Assyrian: Ninua): last capital of the Assyrian Empire, destroyed in 612 BCE, modern Mosul.Early History Early Ninevite Pottery Nineveh, the last capital of Assyria,…
Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Nubian |
Ochus
Ochus: Achaemenid prince, son of king Darius III Codomannus and queen Statira.After the battle of Issus in November 333, the Persian royal family was captured by the Macedonians of Alexander the Great. The names of its members are recorded: king…Old Paphos - Marchellos
Paphos (Greek Πάφος): name of two cities in the southwest of Cyprus, the Archaic and Classical town (also known as Kouklia) and the Hellenistic and Roman city (which is still called Paphos).Marchellos …Oroetus
Oroetus: Persian satrap of Lydia, appointed by king Cyrus the Great, responsible for the death of Polycrates of Samos, killed by order of king Darius I the Great. …Orontes II of Armenia
Orontes II (Greek: ᾽Ορόντης, ᾽Ορόντας, or ᾽Αροάνδης): satrap of Armenia (c.330 - c.315 BCE). Achaemenid rhyton from the palace at Erebuni Although Orontes II is not…Otanes
Otanes (Old Persian Utâna): Persian nobleman, one of the seven conspirators who killed the Magian usurper Gaumâta and helped Darius I the Great become king (29 September 522 BCE). Several years later, he added the Greek island Samos to the…Oxyathres
Oxyathres (Old Persian Vaxšuvarda; c.375-after 324): brother of the last king of the Achaemenid Empire, Darius III Codomannus, and courtier of Alexander the Great. …Paišiyâuvâdâ
Paišiyâuvâdâ: the town where a Magian named Gaumâta raised a rebellion against the Achaemenid king Cambyses (Spring 522 BCE). Geological layers,…Paris, Louvre
It is hard to write a review of the Louvre in Paris, because it is one of the world’s largest museums. There are many departments, and each one of them might, in its field, have been a museum of the…Parmys
Parmys (Old Persian Uparmiya): one of the wives of the Persian king Darius I the Great. Achaemenid woman (or a beardless…