Darius III
Codomannus
A tribute to the Persian king defeated by Alexander the Great at Gaugamela
in 331 BC. Images, biographical and analytical articles and links to ancient
Persia available.
Farvardyn
An illustrated reference portal about the history and geography,
civilizations, religions and languages of ancient Persia.
History of Iran
Iran is one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations. The
history of Iran covers thousands of years, from the ancient civilization on the
Iranian plateau, Mannaeans civilization in Azerbaijan, Shahr-i Sokhta (Burned
City) in Zabol and ancient Kingdom of Jiroft followed by the kingdom of Elam and
the Achaemenid, the Parthian, the Sassanian and following Empires to the modern
Islamic Republic of Iran.
Institute for
Iranian Contemporary Historical Studies
Historical research center based in Iran. Site features online photos and
historical documents.
Internet Ancient
History Sourcebook: Persia
Links to online articles about Ancient Persia.
Parthian Empire
- History of Ancient Parthia
Non-commercial, educational website dedicated to the history and coins of
ancient Parthia with sections on geography and resources. Includes a large
bibliography directly concerned with Parthia.
Persian Empire
The term Persian Empire refers to a series of historical empires that ruled
over the Iranian plateau. The political entity which was ruled by these kingdoms
has been known as Iran (lit: Land of Aryans) throughout its own recorded
history.
Persepolis
Persepolis was an ancient capital of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, situated
some 70 km northeast of Shiraz, not far from where the small river Pulwar flows
into the Kur (Kyrus). To the ancient Persians, the city was known as Parsa,
Persepolis being the Greek interpretation of the name. In modern Iran the site
is known as Takht-e Jamshid (Throne of Jamshid).
