The concept of sovereignty in Iran has deep historical roots that persisted through a succession of dynasties and empires, including the Achaemenids, Parthians, and Sassanids, laying the groundwork ...

Herodotus VIII.53 Numerous remains of statues, vandalized by the Achaemenids, have been found, known collectively as the “Perserschutt,” or “Persian rubble.” The statue “Nike (Victory) of Callimachus, ...

Perhaps Achaemenids is annoying because later Persians are already there. Not sure; very confusing. Age of Empires 2 campaigns are several unique scenarios, totally different from normal skirmish ...

There, Ctesias says, he was able to consult the royal annals of the Achaemenids directly. The information Ctesias conveys about Cyrus is characterized by hostility and suspicion and contrasts with ...

The toll? Nearly 7 million lives. For over seven centuries, the Roman Empire clashed with the Parthians, later succeeded by the Sassanids, along the Persia-Europe border. These conflicts revolved ...

Waqf like institutions were present in the Roman Empire as well as amongst the Sassanians. And it appears most likely that the early Islamic society borrowed this institution from the Sassanids.

The ancient Ottoman and Persian borders are becoming lines of friction, just as they were under the Roman Empire facing the Sassanids. This expansion is primarily expressed through economics. Turkey ...

The Sassanid era is of very high importance in the history of Iran. Under the Sassanids, Persian architecture and the arts experienced a general renaissance. Architecture often took grandiose ...

Later, under the mentorship of Professor Gian Pietro Basello and Professor Bruno Genito, I broadened my focus to include the Achaemenids. I soon realised that while Mesopotamia is traditionally ...