Tag: Persepolis

Zoroastrians and Judaism

Fall of Assyria’s Empire and Rise of the Moses Legend Assyria’s great empire lasted no longer than would the empires that began in the late nineteenth century — about seventy-five years. Assyria weakened itself economically by continuous wars to maintain its empire, including defending against invasions by an Indo-European tribal people, the Cimmerians, who came… Continue reading Zoroastrians and Judaism

Iran Archaeology

Iran Archaeology Persia: Ancient Soul of Iran A glorious past inspires a conflicted nation. By Marguerite Del Giudice Photograph by Newsha Tavakolian What’s so striking about the ruins of Persepolis in southern Iran, an ancient capital of the Persian Empire that was burned down after being conquered by Alexander the Great, is the absence of… Continue reading Iran Archaeology

Atossa

Atossa, the Celestial and Terrestrial Lady of Ancient Iran By: Shirin Bayani Portrait of a Persian lady (from Persepolis) Atossa, the daughter of Cyrus the Great, wife of two Achamenian kings, Cambyses and Darius and mother of Xerxes is the most prominent lady in the history of ancient Iran. Not much is known about her… Continue reading Atossa

Achaemenid Empire (550 BC–330 BC)

Apadana Hall, Persepolis: Angra Mainyu kills the primeval bull, whose seed is rescued by Mah, the moon, as the source for all other animals. The earliest known record of the Persians comes from an Assyrian inscription from c. 844 BC that calls them the ”Parsu” (Parsuash, Parsumash) and mentions them in the region of Lake… Continue reading Achaemenid Empire (550 BC–330 BC)

Ancient Persia Empire

The First Persian Empire Persia was settled by a people called Iranians who spoke an eastern Indo-European language. They originated somewhere to the northwest and about 1000 B.C. occupied the area between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf. Their territory extended westward to the region of the older Mesopotamian civilizations. Among the major states… Continue reading Ancient Persia Empire