Vank Cathedral, Isphahan.
Built during Shah Abbas II of Safavid.
Built during Shah Abbas II of Safavid.
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Achaemenid golden rhyton, 500 BCE - 330 BCE.
Barakat gallery, London
Barakat gallery, London
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The headstone of an Achaemenid noble, discovered in Egypt.
Private Collection of Féron Stoclet
Private Collection of Féron Stoclet
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Farnabazu (Greek:Pharnabazus) coinage, silver, with portrait of him in beards, wearing Phrygian cap and a bow tie which tightened it on his head.
He was an Achaemenid satrap and ancestor of the Iranian dynasty of Pontus, the Mithradatics.
He proved himself a successful commander against Greece and after 20 years as a satrap, in 393 BC he married Princess Apama, daughter of the great king Artaxerxes II.
He was an Achaemenid satrap and ancestor of the Iranian dynasty of Pontus, the Mithradatics.
He proved himself a successful commander against Greece and after 20 years as a satrap, in 393 BC he married Princess Apama, daughter of the great king Artaxerxes II.
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The remaining seat of Xerxes the great’s throne, built with white stones, from which the king watched the Battle of Salamis.
Foothills of Mount Aigaleos, Attica coast, facing Salamis
Foothills of Mount Aigaleos, Attica coast, facing Salamis
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Scythian coins with the National Iranian symbols, Derafsh Kaviani and #Swastika from the ancient kingdom of Bosporus between the 4th and late 5th centuries.
As documented, this region was the home of the Cimmerians, Sarmatians, and especially the Scythians, who were known to be a branch of the Aryan (Iranian) people. Some colonies of Greek immigrants are also recorded in the area, which mixed by the 2nd to 1st BC.
Hermitage museum, Saint Petersburg
As documented, this region was the home of the Cimmerians, Sarmatians, and especially the Scythians, who were known to be a branch of the Aryan (Iranian) people. Some colonies of Greek immigrants are also recorded in the area, which mixed by the 2nd to 1st BC.
Hermitage museum, Saint Petersburg
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