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These barbarians will be easy!

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1793499/these-barbarians-will-be-easy

These barbarians will be easy!

Clash of Persian and Armenian cataphracts, 2nd-3rd century AD

Iranian horse archers of Classical Antiquity

Armored cataphracts of the Persian Empire, 1st century BCE

The Persian Empire by Mehrdad Kia, 2016

A Historical Encyclopedia [2 Volumes]
This well-balanced reference on ancient Persia demonstrates the region's contributions to the growth and development of human civilization from the 7th century BCE through the fall of the Persian Sasanian Empire in 651CE.

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#PersianEmpire

Knowledge of ancient Persia is often gleaned from the writings of the ancient Greeks and Romans—two civilizations that viewed the Persians as enemies. This one-of-a-kind reference provides unbiased coverage of the cultural history of the Persian Empire, examining the Median, Achaemenid, Parthian, Kushan, and Sasanian dynasties and tracing the development and maturation of Iranian societies during a period of nearly 1,500 years. As one of the most comprehensive studies on the topic, this historical overview explores the region's rich past while providing insight into the cultures and civilizations the Persians came to rule and influence
Using primary sources written and inscribed by the ancient Persians themselves, the encyclopedia studies the pre-Islamic civilizations of Iran in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. Incorporating contributions from scholars who discuss the rise and fall of various Persian dynasties, the work offers some 180 entries that cover such topics as religion, royal nobility, the caste system, and political assassinations. The content offers perspectives from a variety of disciplines—from anthropology to archaeology, geography, and art history, among other areas.
Provides coverage of major events in ancient Persian history from the formation of the Median empire in the 7th century BCE to 65 CE Includes photographs of various historical and archeological sites dating back to various periods of ancient Persian history

The Persian Empire: A Corpus of Sources From the Achaemenid Period by Amélie Kuhrt, 2013

Bringing together a wide variety of material in many different languages that exists from the substantial body of work left by this large empire, The Persian Empire presents annotated translations, together with introductions to the problems of using it in order to gain an understanding of the history and working on this remarkable political entity.

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The Achaemenid empire developed in the region of modern Fars (Islam) and expanded to unite territories stretching from the Segean and Egypt in the west to Central Asia and north-west India, which it ruled for over 200 years until its conquest by Alexander of Macedon. Although all these regions had long since been in contact with each other, they had never been linked under a single regime. The Persian empire represents an important phase of transformation for its subjects, such as the Jews, as well as those living on its edges, such as the European Greeks.

La tesorería (Shōsō-in) en el templo Tōdai-ji contiene una copa sasánida de copa azul donada a la emperatriz viuda Kōmyō (701-760), posiblemente durante la ceremonia de apertura de ojos de Buda, una consagración de las figuras budistas, del 752. #japon #japan #persia

Copa con cáliz de vidrio azul, con tres hileras de anillos en relieve en el exterior.

From Anvār-i Suhaylī (1847).

Source: The Walters Art Museum

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/0e12d58a-2d4d-45d2-8ea8-8714b561d2f1

#panchatantra #persia #animals #turtles #water #iran #hills #scorpions #landscapes #fables #art #publicdomain

From Kitāb-i ʻAjāʾib-i makhlūqāt (1921).

Source: Princeton University Library

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/e3f01737-592b-421a-ac2f-4a89539af2b4

#astrology #persia #iran #devils #ghosts #demons #occultism #magic #art #publicdomain

12 Feb 1608: The #English born Robert Shirley, ambassador for Shah Abbas, leaves #Persia #otd on embassy to #Europe for the Shah (Tate)

Paying your enemies to fight each other is a lot cheaper than fighting them yourself

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1763112/paying-your-enemies-to-fight-is-a-lot-cheaper-than-fighting-them-yourself

Mithridates The Virgin vs. CYRUS, CHAD OF CHADS

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1758627/mithridates-the-virgin-vs-cyrus-chad-of-chads

Most of what we know about ancient #Persia was written by Greeks, who often focused on their negative sides. Who were the #Achaemenids, a dynasty who created the first global empire?

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https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8331942504

Cyrus the Based

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1737373/cyrus-the-based

#War for #oil — is that possible given the ethical guidelines of US #foreign #policy?

#meme #venezuela #iran #persia #usa #pentagon #war #terror #problem #military #intervention #conflict #invasion #nerd #humor #just4fun #trump #whithehouse #government #president #politics #diplomacy

♲ @simona@pod.geraspora.de:

♲ @dianea@diasporasocial.net:
Keep the USA terrorism out of your country by claiming oil is exhausted and forced to go solar

27 Jan 1571: b. Shah Abbas I of #Persia, Safavid, tolerated #Christianity, consolidated his Empire & had significant diplomatic contacts with European powers #otd #Iran
A #French account of a Capuchin mission to his court was translated by the #Dublin Capuchin Nicholas Archbold

Pequena manif de iranianos junto à embaixada israelita em #Bruxelas a pedir o regresso do Xá da Pérsia e ajuda militar israelita para derrubar o atual regime.

#Israel #Irão #Pérsia #manif