Ancient Persia
This will was announced by “Darius the Great” and then written in 486 BCE Now that I am passing away, twenty-five countries are part of the Iranian empire. All these countries use Iranian money. And Iranians are respected in those countries. People of the countries also have respect. Khashaya (Xerxes I) should be my successor. …
Yalda night or Cheleh night is one of the oldest Iranian festivals, which, like Nowruz and Charbansore, have been remembered from the ancient history of Iran. This night is the longest of all the nights of the year and our ancestors celebrated it every year. Yalda night actually starts from sunset on the last day …
Throughout the history of Iran, few people can be named who have the greatness, bravery and courage of Cyrus the Great or Cyrus the Second, who with good deeds, good words, and good thoughts have been able to bring about a great revolution in the history of Iran and become famous in the world. Cyrus …
The historic Silk Road city of Nishapur, which is located in eastern Iran, was a place of political importance and a prosperous center of arts, crafts, philosophy and trade in medieval times. But the city still sustains its fame today thanks to the master of arts and sciences it raised in the past: Omar Khayyam …
As the climate crisis causes water levels to plummet, riverbeds to dry and glaciers to melt, artefacts like old warships, an ancient city and human remains have emerged. This story is part of “Climate artefacts”, a miniseries telling the stories behind the people, places and objects that have been discovered due to drought and warming …
An Iranian archaeologist has accidentally discovered a bizarre object while diving into the coral seabed of the Persian Gulf in southern Iran. Initial estimates suggest the sunken object may have a spiritual significance as it bears religious shapes and motifs. “Coincidentally, while diving on the shores of the Persian Gulf near Qeshm Island, I found …
A cultural heritage protection team has recently discovered a stone-arched tunnel located near an Achaemenid embankment dam in southern Iran. “A stone-arched tunnel, which is 1.5 meters in height, has recently been found adjacent to a historical dam that is named after the Achaemenid king Darius (the Great) in Marvdasht plain of Fars province,” a …
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A special office is being built for the Great Wall of Gorgan, which the country pursues its possible inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage. Stretched across Iran’s northern province, the defensive wall is about 200 km in length and it was built to prevent the invasion of the northern tribes. It is said to …
Fishermen have recently discovered a historical anchor while amassing their nets on a Caspian seashore in northern Persia. “A historical anchor located in the bed of the Caspian Sea was trapped inside the net of fishermen near the shores of the city of Noor,” ISNA quoted Iranian archaeologist Ramin Adibi as saying on Wednesday. …
Iranian police have recently confiscated 40 historical objects, estimated to date back to some 4,000 years ago, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage has announced. The police traced an antique smuggler in Kerman following reports by local people and finally stopped him in a car, which resulted in the discovery of …
