The bas-relief has been the identity of this ancient land for centuries, but over the years, it has suffered many damages, the most important of which is damage caused by plant growth, Ali-Akbar ...

Roman Emperor Valerian’s capture by Shapur I at Edessa was the lowest point in Roman history, exposing the empire's sudden ...

With a high concentration on Taq-e Bostan, which embraces a magnificent series of large bas-relief carvings in Kermanshah, the archeological landscape is sought to be extended to Ctesiphon, an ancient ...

The eight archaeological sites situated in three geographical areas in the southeast of Fars Province: Firuzabad, Bishapur and Sarvestan. The fortified structures, palaces and city plans date back to ...

The Haifa University team has been excavating the site for 26 years, uncovering evidence of the Sassanid conquest, including the burning of the Church of the Martyr Theodoros. These findings support ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Firuzabad was an important city in the ancient Persia during the Achaemenid Empire up to the conquer of the Macedonian Alexander. Qal'eh Dokhtar is a castle in Firuzabad dating back ...

The Sassanids were the last native dynasty to rule in Persia after the Parthians were overthrown, and before the Arab conquest of later centuries. Sitting astride the trade routes to the east, the ...

Nearly 100 pure gold coins and dozens of jewelry fragments have been unearthed in an excavation at the ancient city of Hippos, east of the Sea of Galilee, the University of Haifa announced Thursday.