Persia

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• Recreation: Collecting: Coins: Ancient: Parthian  (1)
• Recreation: Collecting: Coins: Ancient: Sassanian  (1)
• Regional: Middle East: Iran: Society and Culture: History  (33)

Accounts of Persian Despotism and Law - - Narrations found in Herodotus's The Histories, written c. 430 B.C. and The Book of Esther, written c. 300 B.C.

Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions from Persepolis in Electronic Form - - An article containing images as written by Matthew W. Stolper.

Ancient Mesopotamia - - Visit sites within Babylon, Assyria, and Persia through the many images.

Artaxerxes III Chronicle - - A tablet dealing with the sack of Sidon c.346 B.C.E.

Avesta - Zoroastrian Archives - - A significant collection of Zoroastrian texts.

A Collection of Contracts from Mesopotamia - - Covering areas of sales and purchases, rentals, labor contracts, co-partnerships, loans and mortgages, bankruptcy, power of attorney, marriage, divorce, adoption, and inheritance.

Ctesiphon - - one of the great cities of ancient Mesopotamia and the capital of Persia.

The Decree of Return for the Jews - - As written by Kurash (Cyrus) the Great.

Farvardyn - - Source on religions, culture, civilization, rituals and ceremonies of the gateway of the east, and provides information on holy and dead languages of the lost world of Iran.

Gorgan - - History of region of Varkana located southeast of the Caspian Sea.

Iran Highlights - - Visiting historical sites, includes general information, facts, and images.

Iran in the Bible - - Persia and its people according to the Bible, including images, audio, and links.

List of Kings of Persia - - Listing of dynasties and the rulers.

Median and Achæmenid Empire - - Photos of architecture and archaeological finds.

On The Customs of the Persians - - Paper by Herodotus.

Persepolis and Ancient Iran - - Document on architecture, reliefs, and finds of the palaces at Persepolis, prehistoric mound of Tall-i-Bakun, Islamic city mound, and aerial survey flights with photographs.

Persia - - Extensive collection of short articles.

Persia - - Links to online articles.

Persia and the Greeks - The Defence of the West, C. 546- 478 B.C - - Andrew Robert Burn provides a fairly balanced view of the Achaemenids in their dealings with the Greeks, 1962 by subscription.

Persian Empire - - A detailed account of the empire that includes photographs, maps, chart, and links.

PersianEmpire.info - - Articles on the Medians, Achaemenids, Seleucids, Parthians, and the Sassanids. Features mp3 lectures, royal lines, and timeline.

The Persians - - Informational background on the empire and its leaders.

The Persians Reject Democracy/Darius' State - - An excerpt from Herodotus's The History.

Perspolis - - Images of ruins with comments.

Queen Tomyris of the Massagetai and the Defeat of the Persians - - Written account by Herodotus.

Sassanian Empire - - Coinage list by king and date.

The Seal of Darius the Great - - Description of an owned item with images and illustrations.

The Selections of Zadspram - - A ninth century Pahlavi compilation of excerpts from the Avesta and Zand that reflects basic elements of the faith, containing both orthodox and heterodox doctrines.

Women in Ancient Persia, 559-331 B.C - - A picture of women and their economic and political importance in the empire by Maria Brosius, 1998 by subscription.