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Ancient Persia

Ionian Revolt

In 539 BC, Cyrus the Great made himself the King of Kings, and ruled all of West Asia. Along the coast of Anatolia (modern Turkey), Cyrus conquered first the Lydians and then the Greek cities that had been dependent on Lydia (LIH-dee-uh). The people who lived in these Greek cities in Turkey were called Ionians (eye-OH-nee-anns). Cyrus and the Persi...

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Battle of Salamis

The Battle of Salamis was a pivotal naval engagement that took place in 480 BCE during the Greco-Persian Wars, specifically the Second Persian invasion of Greece. This battle was a critical moment in ancient history, significantly impacting the course of Western civilization. Here's a brief description: Historical Context: The Battle of Salamis occ...

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Avestae - History

Most of what we know about Persian gods comes to us from a document written by Zorasterians - the Avestae (prayer). At some time earlier than 2700 B.C.E. the Persians worshipped natural forces, as well as a social pantheon of gods. The supreme god was Ahura Mazdah the sky. Against him stood Ahriman, god of darkness. Between them stood Vayu, god of ...

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Reconstruction of Achaemenid Battle-Ship in Shiraz

After studying 47 Iranian and Aniranian historical resources an Achaemenid ship's original design was re-sketched. The archetype of this ship, which is a kind of "Three Room" model, was used as a battleship during Achaemenid dynasty. Now a small model of that ship has been made in Shiraz, Iran. In the construction of a new model of an Achaemenid ba...

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FRIEZE OF STRIDING LIONS

An Achaemenid artisan carved this piece of stone to represent part of a cloth canopy that was decorated with woven or appliquéd figures of rosettes and striding lions. Remnants of crenellations on the top of the block indicate that it belonged to the uppermost row of stones. The fringe along the lower edge, representing knotted cords ending in tas...

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IRAN: Persepolis - Tomb of Artaxerxes II

Upper Register, Showing Throne Bearers....

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IRAN: Naqsh-i-Rustam - Tomb of Darius I

Relief of Aspathines on the Left Frame....

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Platea - Persian Wars - Battle of Platea

Spartans, Tegeans, and Athenians fought the Persian army that remained in Greece, at the final battle on Greek soil of the Persian Wars, the Battle of Plataea, in 479 B.C. Xerxes and his fleet had returned to Persia, but Persian troops remained in Greece, under Mardonius. They stationed themselves for battle in a place suitable for their horsemen -...

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The Persian Immortals

Immortals: Greek name for an elite regiment in the ancient Achaemenid empire. In his description of the battle of Thermopylae (480 BCE), the Greek researcher Herodotus mentions a Persian elite corps which he calls the Ten Thousand or the Athanatoi, the 'Immortals'. He describes them as a body of picked Persians under the leadership of Hydarnes, the...

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Campaigns of Darius I - Ionian Revolt

Ionia, on the central Western coast of Asia Minor and the adjacent islands was settled by the Greeks about 1000 BC. Between the 8th and 6th centuries BC, the Ionian cities of Miletus, Shmos, Ephesus, led the rest of Greece in trade, colonization, and culture. The region was dominated by Lydia from 550 BC and then by Persian rule after Cyrus the Gre...

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