Iran

There are 1733 items in Iran:

Rhagae

Rhagae (Old Persian Ragâ): religious center in ancient Media, suburb of modern Tehran. Dancers on a very ancient piece of pottery…

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Royal Road

Royal road: according to the Greek researcher Herodotus of Halicarnassus (fifth century BCE) the road that connected the capital of Lydia, Sardes, and the capitals of the Achaemenid Empire, Susa and Persepolis. From cuneiform texts, other such roads are known. …

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Sagartians

Sagartians (Old Persian Asagarta): a nomadic tribe in ancient Persia, probably living in the neighborhood of modern Yazd. A Sagartian Probably the…

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Salmas

Salmas: town in northwestern Iran, site of a Sasanian rock relief. The Sasanian rock relief at Salmas About eight kilometers southeast of…

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