Ancient Persians 'gassed Romans'

[Rasputin]

Ancient Persians were the first to use chemical warfare against their enemies, a study has suggested.

A UK researcher said he found evidence that the Persian Empire used poisonous gases on the Roman city of Dura, Eastern Syria, in the 3rd Century AD.

The theory is based...

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It has been three months since Anciet Iran was published in Vancouver. As expected it was greeted with enthusiasm and in the words of one local Iranian TV presenter, when he first introduced the book "dasteman khali bood", we were empty handed, but now we have something to give to our children....

[Rasputin]

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 violent imagery on what's left of its stone walls. Among the carvings there are soldiers, but they're not fighting;...

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Zoroastrian texts such as the Avesta clearly define the status of Persian women and reveal that at a time when many women in the world were deprived of their basic rights, Persian women enjoyed social and legal freedom and were treated with great respect.

Avestan texts mention both genders...

[maryam9]

This is where I got the article from. http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2008/F...2008/07-02.htm
If you go to this link there will be images on the right hand side. Click on them and they're interesting to look at! Theyve been preserved by salt. Im turning into redwine

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[Rasputin]

New Food of Life is a treasury of 240 classical and regional Iranian recipes. 120 color photographs intertwined with descriptions of ancient and modern ceremonies, poetry, folk tales, travelogue excerpts, and anecdotes make New Food of Life not just a collection of recipes but also an introduction to...

[Rasputin]

In articles about "Women Rights" issues, I am proud to be strong supporter of Iranian/Persian Women Rights.

My focus is on ending violence against women in the family and in conflict/post conflict situations, two of the most dangerous environments for millions of women throughout...

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[Rasputin]

Another "natural mummy"—the sixth so far— has emerged in Iran's Chehrabad Salt Mine, archaeologists say.

The individual, who was naturally mummified by the preserving properties of salt over the past 1,800 years, was recently exposed when heavy rains pounded the salt mine....

[Rasputin]

When in 546 BC Cyrus the Great defeated an unholy alliance of Babylon, Egypt, and Sparta summoned by the legendry king of Lydia, Croesus (Harun, or Ghaaroon), it shook the ancient world at its core. No power dared to stand-up to these armies whose cruelties at times, to this day, rattles the...

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ABOLFAZL SHAHI


Several years ago, I visited a 700 years old shrine in Bidgol (Near Kashan-Iran), and noticed with shocking surprise, the angel paintings were 'dressed' in black. It seemed the angels themselves were also surprised! Fortunately the act of misdirecting our illustrative...

[Rasputin]

Unlike many ancient civilizations, such as Greece, Rome or Egypt, Persia has hardly been given significant attention in Hollywood. This is mainly due to lack of significant feedback and study on Persian civilization which has never quite penetrated Western popular culture. Only an elite group of Western...

[Rasputin]

Around the time that the great pyramids were built in Egypt and Stonehenge was erected in England, a young woman living in what is now Iran lost an eye and was fitted with a prosthetic device.

The 4,800-year-old artificial eye was recently found by archaeologists working at the Burnt...

[Parinaz_M]

A Mythological Glance at Demons in Ancient Iranian Literature

The Book of Kings (Shahnameh) has it that during the rule of the legendary king of Persian, Jamshid, demons worked as engineers and architects to build bathhouses, bridges and houses. As one can understand...

[Aimster]

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