Evolution of the Names Iran, Arya, and Fars (Persia) in ancient texts Some questions are simple superficially but complicated fundamentally. One of the most complicated issues in historical studies is clarifying the meanings of countries’ proper names.
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Ashi: Celestial Goddess of Ancient Persia
Cassiopeia/ Cassiopee constellation is one of the constellations that are near Pole Star and can be seen at all night at northern celestial. In contrast with Pole Star Cassiopeia is proportion of Ursa Minors and Ursa Major these two are always rolling at tow sides of Pole Star.
Nimrouz: The Middle of Ancient World
Reza Moradi Ghiasabadi Translator: Babak Salehian Nimrouz land (Sistan/ Zarang/ Zavolestan) has a deep and long bond with Persian (Iranian) astronomy and calendar. It’s different names come from its astronomical applications.
Weeks in Ancient Persia
Reza Moradi Ghiasabadi Translator: Yusef AmiriWeek and weekdays have important application in calendar systems both solar and lunar. Even though world’s different calendars vary in many calculation details and other features, the method of reckoning based on seven-day week is the same in all of them. We know that number of days in a […]
Aryans’ Immigration in Relation to the Ancient Seas and the Weather of Iran
Reza Moradi Ghiasabadi The overwhelming majority of historical sources regard the people of present Persia (Iran) descendants of Aryans who are thought to have migrated from some far northern land towards south including the present land of Persia, destroyed native people and civilizations and replaced them.
Nimrouz: The Middle of Ancient World
Reza Moradi Ghiasabadi Translator: Babak SalehianNimrouz land (Sistan/ Zarang/ Zavolestan) has a deep and long bond with Persian (Iranian) astronomy and calendar. It’s different names come from its astronomical applications.
Industrial park project threatening ancient city of Pasargadae
The Achaemenid city of Pasargadae, which is home to the tomb of Cyrus the Great and many other ancient sites, is being threatened by an industrial park project.
Weeks in Ancient Persia
Week and weekdays have important application in calendar systems both solar and lunar. Even though world’s different calendars vary in many calculation details and other features, the method of reckoning based on seven-day week is the same in all of them.
Ruins Of Ancient City Plundered In Southwestern Iran
An expert of the Shushtar Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Office has said that the ruins of the ancient city of Dastvar in Khuzestan Province have been repeatedly looted by groups of invaders over the past few month
Ancient petroglyphs in Timreh vandalized
Six-thousand-year-old petroglyphs in the Timreh region of Iran are being destroyed, Iran’s Cultural Heritage website reports.