Iran

There are 1733 items in Iran:

Nicanor

Nicanor (†310 BCE): Macedonian officer, played a role in the wars of the Diadochi.Nicanor is first mentioned as one of those who received a satrapy at the settlement at Triparadisus (320 BCE), where the empire of Alexander the Great was…

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Nisaia

Nisaia (Old Persian Nisâya, "settlement"): district in western Media. The Nesaean Plain, surrounding Ecbatana (modern Hamadan) The Nisaean or Nesaean plain, which…

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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…

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