Iran

There are 1733 items in Iran:

Timarchus

Timarchus: name of pretender who was briefly king in the eastern part of the Seleucid Empire(r.163-160).Relatives Father: Heraclides Main deeds Page at the court of king Antiochus IV Epiphanes. Ambassador of Antiochus IV Epiphanes to Rome. Strategos responsible for the eastern part of the Seleucid…

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Tissaphernes

Tissaphernes (c.445-395): Persian nobleman, satrap of Lydia.Early Career The citadel of Sardes, seen from the west Tissaphernes belonged to one of the…

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Tritantaechmes

Tritantaechmes (Old Persian Ciçantakhma): king of Sagartia (521 BCE). The Sagartian king Tritantaechmes on the Behistun relief According to the Behistun inscription,…

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Urartu

Urartu (Akkadian Uraštu; Hebrew Ararat): ancient kingdom, situated along the river Araxes (modern Aras), the Upper Tigris and the Upper Euphrates. …

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