Ancient Persia Gallery
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commonlanguages:fromthedust:Vessel with two feet - earthenware - 18⅞"x 7¾" - Northern Iran
Wall panel in stucco relief from Sasanid Persia, depicting a charging bear. Artist unknown; 6th cen
Though Xerxes did not found the Achaemenid Persian Empire, he ruled it at its greatest size, and mad
NEW MAP: Europe 260: Thirty Tyrants (11 September 260) buff.ly/3nwy5rk The capture of Valeri
NEW MAP: Europe 244: Battle of Misiche (11 February 244) buff.ly/2RdbJMP In 243 Gordian III
Artaxerxes Receiving the Head of Cyrus (and detail) by Peregrino da CesenaItalian, c. 1490/1510niell
Persian archer, red-figure plate removing an arrow from his quiver as he runs. Signed by the painter
tantae molis erat!— READ ON AO3“First, I must say I am glad it is you who has been my biggest challe
bonus for last post! close up + height reference lmao
thevintagearab:Torture in ancient Persia by amphalon on Flickr.
Farvahar at Pārśa
archae-heart: Golestan Palace // Tehran, Iran // August 2018
ahencyclopedia:ANCIENT PERSIA: PERSIA (roughly modern-day Iran) is among the oldest inhabited region
NEW MAP: Europe 260: Thirty Tyrants (11 September 260) buff.ly/3nwy5rk The capture of Valeri
Sweet, the Persian savior god Mithras, the ancient god of Zoroaster, slayer of the cosmic bull, brin
twincityhacker:wombatking:witch-of-habonim-dror:Hedgehog toy from 1500-1200 BCE. Found at the temple
Sasanian coin, reign of Boran, daughter of Khusrau II (630–631) Obverse: Bust of Boran,
Fun History Fact,It took Alexander the Great only 6 months to conquer Persia. It took him over
Portrait of three Persian wrestlers, ca. 1890. Persian-style wrestling dates to ancient times, and i
historyarchaeologyartefacts:Golden drinking vessel from ancient Persia in the shape of a leonine cre
Granite sculpture of an ancient Egyptian man in Achaemenid Persian dress. Artist unknown; ca.
anvilofceleste:Persian Scythed ChariotsScary, but ultimately ineffective anyplace the ground was not
John Warry, Warfare in the Classical WorldThese are a few of my favorite books, by 336BC
NEW MAP: Europe 298: Galerius’ invasion of Persia (late 298) buff.ly/3vBvi35 After his
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