Iran
There are 1733 items in Iran:
Ardašir III
Ardašir III: king of Persia, ruling from 379 to 383, member of the Sasanian dynasty.Main deeds: Perhaps Ardašir III Name: Ardašir III Beginning…Ardašir IV
Ardašir IV: king of Persia, ruling from 628 to 630, member of the Sasanian dynasty.Main deeds: Name: Ardašir IV Beginning of reign: 628 The Sasanian king Khusrau II fought a long war against the Byzantines, but was defeated by the Byzantine emperor Heraclius. In…Ardumaniš
Ardumaniš: Persian nobleman, son of Vakauka. Ardumaniš was one of the seven conspirators who killed the Magian usurper Gaumâta and helped Darius I the Great become king (September 522 BCE). Ardumaniš is the only conspirator not mentioned in the third book of…
Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Arian |
Arians
Arians or Areians (Old-Persian Haraiva): ancient tribe, living in western Afghanistan. Their name means "noblemen". Map of Hyrcania/Parthia/Aria In historical times, the…Ariaramnes
Ariaramnes (Old Persian: Ariyâramna): name of the great-grandfather of the Persian king Darius I the Great. He must have ruled in the first quarter of the sixth century BCE.Ariaramnes is mentioned in the prologue of the Behistun Inscription, in which its…Ariobarzanes (2)
Ariobarzanes (Old Persian: *Ariyabrdna) (†330): Persian nobleman, satrap of Persis, defended the Persian gate against Alexander the Great. Portrait of an…Aristobulus
Aristobulus († after 301 BCE): Macedonian officer, biographer of Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great Aristobulus was probably one of the friends…Aristotle on Persian court life
Alexander's teacher Aristotle of Stagira wrote a short treatise On the cosmos, to Alexander. It was a brief treatise on several sciences, such as physics, meteorology, geography, theology. For more than a century, scholars have considered On the cosmos as…
Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Armenian |
Arosis? (Marun)
Marun: river in Iran, border between Elam and Persis. The river Marun At the time of its flood, i.e., during the late…Arrian on Nearchus' voyage home
When Alexander returned from India, the greater part of his army was shipped to Babylonia by Nearchus, a youth friend of Alexander who served as his fleet commander. After Alexander's death, Nearchus wrote a book on his adventures, the Indikê.…