A phase of the corination of the last Shah of Persia Muhammad Reza Pahlavi and his last wife Farah Pahlavi. Teheran , 26th October 1967.
Persian culture is rich and deep. The Persian history is a VAST topic to say the least, I have tried my best to summarize what in my view are some of the most important Qajar jewels and artifacts that people should know about.
Xerxes I of Persia (c. 519 BCE – c. 465 BCE), also known as Xerxes the Great, was a king of the Achaemenid Empire during the Greco-Persian Wars, and an ally of the Order of the Ancients in Persia. Like his father, Darius I, Xerxes I was a strong ally of the Order of the Ancients. Additionally, the Cult of Kosmos supported Xerxes in his attempted conquest of Greece, unsuccessfully trying to sway King Leonidas of Sparta to allow Xerxes to conquer the land through their puppet the Oracle of Delphi.
Women in ancient Persia had more rights and greater freedom than any other ancient civilization including, according to some scholars, even ancient Egypt which is famous for its respect for the feminine...
The role the Anunnaki have played in human History which is recorded in the Bible starting with the creation of Man
The Sassanid King Shapur II is represented by a cast bronze torso which originally belonged to a composite statue that showed him majestically enthroned, his finely articulated hands resting on a...
Prince Of Persia Artwork.
Iranian photographer Ramin Rahmani Nejad Asil took these mesmerising photos of Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque, also known as the "Mosque of Colour".
The Achaemenid Empire , also called the First Persian Empire, was an ancient Iranian empire ba
Yazd, Being the center of Zoroastrianism and the main religion of some of the Persian great empires, Yazd is the city you would not want to miss. There are two silence towers near Yazd, built in the nineteenth century according to a design from India. For more photo,information and daily tours please visit our page.
Archeology is a fascinating subject. It has helped us understand the history of many cultures around the globe. It’s the reason why we know our origins and have a good understanding of how our world has progressed.
Ancient Persian culture contributed many of the aspects of the modern world which people take for granted as having always existed. The designation “Persia” comes from the Greeks – primarily from the...
La cultura de la antigua Persia floreció entre el reinado de Ciro II (el Grande, que reinó de en torno a 550-530 a.C.), el fundador del Imperio aqueménida persa, y la caída del Imperio sasánida en 651...
Dedicated to 20th-century people and culture, 'Lost In History' posts pictures that illuminate our past in ways we haven't seen before. Or have simply forgotten about!
Kaykhusraw I is a Kurdish king of the Median dynasty from 625 to 585 BC, and according to Herodotus he is considered the third king of Media, behind the rule of his father Pharaohs, and is considered one of the best kings of those who ruled Media as he was able to form and manage the Media Empire And he was able to overthrow the Assyrian Empire and occupy Nineveh. He married his daughter Amidea, who built the cities of Amed and Media in southern and northern Kurdistan after her name to the King of Babylon Nebuchadnezzar II to strengthen the alliance between Babylon and Media, and he died in 585 BC. He was succeeded by his son, Astyagus
Sultan Mir Ahmad's Hammam (bath), Kashan, Iran.
