Cuneiform Table Lion Decoration from Susa
Susa is one of the oldest cities in the world. Excavations have uncovered evidence of continual habitation dating back to 4200 BCE. Susa...
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Ryan Moorhen
Oct 24, 20181 min read
Inshushinak Elamite Temple
Inshushinak was one of the major gods of the Elamites and the protector deity of Susa. The ziggurat at Choqa Zanbil is dedicated to him....
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Ryan Moorhen
Oct 15, 201825 min read
Persian Relics - Louvre Museum
Many Persian relics are kept in museums across the world. Most of these were looted from Iran due to the negligence of past rulers. The...
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Ryan Moorhen
Aug 2, 20181 min read
Unfinished Kudurru @ The Louvre
Unfinished kudurru (boundary marker) with a horned serpent (symbol of Marduk) around pillar at bottom. The most proeminent gods are...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20188 min read
Darius I
Darius I (c. 550-486 BCE), also known as Darius the Great, was the third Persian King of the Achaemenid Empire. His reign lasted 36...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20186 min read
Bureaucracy in the Achaemenid Empire: Learning from the Past
In the early days of the Achaemenid empire, the kings came to realise that, if they were to be able to administer the vast mass of land...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20186 min read
Sasanian Empire
The Sasanian Empire (also spelled Sassanian, Sasanid or Sassanid) was the last pre-Islamic Persian empire, established in 224 CE by...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20187 min read
Alexander the Great & the Burning of Persepolis
In the year 330 BCE Alexander the Great conquered the Persian capital city of Persepolis, and after looting its treasures, burned the...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20185 min read
Persepolis
Persepolis is the Greek name (from perses polis for 'Persian City') for the ancient city of Parsa, located seventy miles northeast of...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20182 min read
Cyrus the Great
Cyrus the Great King of the Kings. Persian King of Iran. Cyrus the Great (Persian: کوروش بزرگ, Kūrosh-e-Bozorg) (c. 600 BC or 576 BC...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20185 min read
Persian Wars
The Persian Wars refers to the conflict between Greece and Persia in the 5th century BCE which involved two invasions by the latter in...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20187 min read
Achaemenid Empire
East of the Zagros Mountains, a high plateau stretches off towards India. While Egypt was rising up against the Hyksos, a wave of...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 28, 20181 min read
Persepolis is one of the oldest and most famous historical sites
Persepolis is one of the oldest and most famous historical sites that stands in Iran and is definitely one of the most impressive. During...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 28, 20181 min read
Persian Luristan bronzes
The Louvre acquired a modest series of Luristan Bronzes that were representative in principle but still difficult to classify. In order...
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Ryan Moorhen
Apr 11, 20182 min read
Ancient Susa / Persia's Finest City
Susa is one of the oldest cities in the world. Excavations have uncovered evidence of continual habitation dating back to 4200 BCE. Susa...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 16, 20181 min read
Cylinder Seal with King Holding Two Lions
Cylinder Seal with King Holding Two Lions Persia (Iran)Achaemenian period (539–331 B.C.)c. 5th century B.C. (reign of Darius)ChalcedonyH....
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 16, 20181 min read
Blue Onyx Cylinder Seal
Basic Information Artifact IdentificationCylinder Seal (1900.53.0052A)ClassificationCommunication Artifacts : Personal Symbols :...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read
ACHAEMENID DARK STONE COLUMN BASE FRAGMENT CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
Lot 29 AN ACHAEMENID DARK STONE COLUMN BASE FRAGMENT CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. AN ACHAEMENID DARK STONE COLUMN BASE FRAGMENT CIRCA...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read
ACHAEMENID CYLINDER SEAL WITH COMBAT SCENE 5th century BC
WESTERN ASIATIC ACHAEMENID CYLINDER SEAL WITH COMBAT SCENE 5th century BC An agate cylinder seal with frieze depicting a winged lion with...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read
ACHAEMENID CYLINDER SEAL WITH HORNED CATTLE 5th century BC
WESTERN ASIATIC ACHAEMENID CYLINDER SEAL WITH HORNED CATTLE 5th century BC A red speckled stone cylinder seal with frieze of a squatting...
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