Henry Stewart History on MSN

Ancient Iran’s journey from early kingdoms to world empire

Before Persia ruled half the known world, Iran was shaped by forgotten civilizations. This episode traces the region’s path from the Elamites and early cultures to the rise of the Achaemenid Empire ...
The Manila Times

Iranian civilization and culture through History: From Ancient Persia to the post-Islamic Revolution era

IRAN, a land with a civilization stretching back more than five thousand years, has always been one of the most significant ...
insider.si.edu

Persia ancient Iran and the classical world edited by Jeffrey Spier, Timothy Potts, and Sara E. Cole

The Achaemenid Empire, 550-330 BC -- Map -- Time Line of Achaemenid Kings -- Persia Before the Persians / Timothy Potts -- Shifting Identities in Pre-Achaemenid Iran: Elamites, Medes, and Persians / ...
Greek Reporter

Long Lost Ancient Persian Garden Uncovered Using Cold War Satellite Images

Researchers using wartime aerial photos and Cold War satellite imagery have identified a vast, once-lost Persian garden complex in Iran.
insider.si.edu

A walk through the Iranian heavens spherical and non-spherical cosmographic models in the imagination of ancient Iran and its neighbors Antonio Panaino

This book by Antonio Panaino discusses the development of the Iranian cosmographical world and its interaction with the Greek, Mesopotamian and Indic civilizations. By undertaking such a study, the ...
KPFA

The Shahnameh & Iran’s Ancient Past

Guest: Dr Reza Shaghaghi Zarghamee is a Post-doctoral Fellow in Ancient History at the University of St. Andrews. He is the author of Discovering Cyrus: The Persian Conqueror Astride the Ancient World ...