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Gorgan
History of region of Varkana located southeast of the Caspian Sea.
http://medlem.spray.se/davidgorgan/History...
Persepolis and Ancient Iran
Document on architecture, reliefs, and finds of the palaces at Persepolis, prehistoric mound of Tall-i-Bakun, Islamic city mound, and aerial survey flights with photographs.
http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/PA/IRAN/PAAI...
Persia and the Greeks - The Defence of the West, C. 546- 478 B.C
Andrew Robert Burn provides a fairly balanced view of the Achaemenids in their dealings with the Greeks, 1962 by subscription.
http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=136996...
Persian Empire
A detailed account of the empire that includes photographs, maps, chart, and links.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Persi...
Women in Ancient Persia, 559-331 B.C
A picture of women and their economic and political importance in the empire by Maria Brosius, 1998 by subscription.
http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=591810...
Avesta - Zoroastrian Archives
A significant collection of Zoroastrian texts.
http://www.avesta.org/avesta.html
On The Customs of the Persians
Paper by Herodotus.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/her...
Ancient Mesopotamia
Visit sites within Babylon, Assyria, and Persia through the many images.
http://joseph_berrigan.tripod.com/
The Selections of Zadspram
A ninth century Pahlavi compilation of excerpts from the Avesta and Zand that reflects basic elements of the faith, containing both orthodox and heterodox doctrines.
http://eawc.evansville.edu/anthology/zadsp...
Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions from Persepolis in Electronic Form
An article containing images as written by Matthew W. Stolper.
http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/ARI/NN_SPR9...
Persia
Extensive collection of short articles.
http://www.livius.org/persia.html
Iran in the Bible
History of Persia and Persian Kings according to the Bible, references to Persia in the Bible, Nazarene Christians, the Magi and history of the Christians in Iran.
http://www.farsinet.com/iranbibl/
Persia
Links to online articles.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asb...
The Decree of Return for the Jews
As written by Kurash (Cyrus) the Great.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/539...
The Persians Reject Democracy/Darius' State
An excerpt from Herodotus's The History.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/her...
The Persians
Informational background on the empire and its leaders.
http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/MESO/PERSIANS.HTM
Perspolis
Images of ruins with comments.
http://persia.org/imagemap/perspolis.html
A Collection of Contracts from Mesopotamia
Covering areas of sales and purchases, rentals, labor contracts, co-partnerships, loans and mortgages, bankruptcy, power of attorney, marriage, divorce, adoption, and inheritance.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/mes...
Iran Highlights
Visiting historical sites, includes general information, facts, and images.
http://www.key2persia.com/hl.htm
Sassanian Coinage
Introduction to coins of the Sasanian Empire.
http://www.grifterrec.com/coins/sasania/sa...
Artaxerxes III Chronicle
A tablet dealing with the sack of Sidon c.346 B.C.E.
http://www.livius.org/cg-cm/chronicles/abc...
Accounts of Persian Despotism and Law
Narrations found in Herodotus's The Histories, written c. 430 B.C. and The Book of Esther, written c. 300 B.C.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/per...
The Seal of Darius the Great
Description of an owned item with images and illustrations.
http://www.livius.org/da-dd/darius/darius_...
Median and Achæmenid Empire
Photos of architecture and archaeological finds.
http://www.hp.uab.edu/image_archive/ugk/
List of Kings of Persia
Listing of dynasties and the rulers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Kings
Farvardyn
Source on religions, culture, civilization, rituals and ceremonies of the gateway of the east, and provides information on holy and dead languages of the lost world of Iran.
http://www.farvardyn.com/
Queen Tomyris of the Massagetai and the Defeat of the Persians
Written account by Herodotus.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/tom...
Ctesiphon
one of the great cities of ancient Mesopotamia and the capital of Persia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctesiphon
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