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Parthian Empire - The History of Ancient Parthia - http://www.parthia.com
Non-commercial, educational web site dedicated to the history and coins of ancient Parthia with sections on geography and resources. Includes a bibliography that exceeds 1,100 items directly concerned with Parthia. |
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Parthia: The Forgotten Empire - http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/numismatics/parthia/frames/Parhom.htm
Uses Parthian drachmas to illustrate and illuminate the history of the Parthian Empire. |
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A History of Modern Iran - http://www.mideastweb.org/iranhistory.htm
A illustrated history of modern Iran from Qajar times to present day. |
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Iran Photo Album - http://oznet.net/iran/
Persian history, artifacts, and music. Numerous photos of objects and places dating from 5000 BC. |
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Culture of Iran - http://www.cultureofiran.com
General site about Iranian culture, rituals, ceremonies and history. |
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Ancient Persians and Wine - http://www.geocities.com/persianwine/
This site is about history of wine making in Persia (Iran). Persia is one of the oldest wine-maker lands in the world with 5,100 years old history. |
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Skews Me - Assassins - http://www.skewsme.com/assassin.html
Brief description of Hasan ibn-al-Sabbah and the Order of Assassins. |
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Savage Shahs of Persia - http://www.xs4all.nl/~kvenjb/madmonarchs/nadir/nadir_bio.htm
Short biography of Nadir Shah Afshar (1688-1747), who was a very harsh and suspicious ruler and who blinded his own son. |
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Persian - Median Kings in the Bible - http://home.wanadoo.nl/erick/bible/persiankings/index.htm
Study suggests a link from biblical kings to those known from archaeology. With photos. |
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Ancient Iranian Ceramics - http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/specex/witwine/witwine.htm
Describes and illustrates the 5,000 year ceramic tradition that flourished in ancient Iran until 100 BCE, which establishes ancient Iranian pottery as one of the great ceramic traditions. |