Bishapur: important Sasanian city in Iran, founded by king Shapur I, and built by Roman POWs.Relief III
Relief 3
The third relief at Bishapur's Tang-e…
Bistam: Parthian general, rebel against Sasanian Persia from 591/592 to 597.
Bistam
Main deeds:
Name: Bistam
During the war between the Sasanian king Hormizd…
Bustan esh-Sheikh: sanctuary, dedicated to Eshmun, near Sidon. The Greeks called it "the grove of Asclepius".
Babylonian and Persian terraces
Situated just…
Calanus (Indian: Kalyana): Indian sage who accompanied Alexander the Great.
Gogdara, relief showing a saddhu
In April 326, the Macedonian king Alexander…
Darius I (Old Persian Dârayavauš): king of ancient Persia, whose reign lasted from 522 to 486. He seized power after killing king Gaumâta, fought a civil war (described in the Behistun inscription), and was finally able to refound the Achaemenid…
Chiliarch: official at the royal court of Achaemenid Persia.Chiliarchos means "leader of a thousand men" and is the Greek way to describe an official the Achaemenid court who was in charge of the daily, official affairs of the king. The…