Political and territorial transformations in the Persian gulf region. From the Ottoman empire to the greater Middle East?Kreutzmann, Hermann
Persian Empire vs. Roman Empire As the two foremost preeminent powers of the ancient world, the Roman and Persian empires combined substantial wealth and political influence with unprecedented military supremacy. As a result, both empires covered vast quantities of Africa, the Middle East, Central As...
"A Delicate Structure": Consolidation and Crisis in the Persian Gulf Region, 1957–1960 Harold Macmillan, like Winston Churchill, was born to an American mother and a British father. He believed firmly in the importance of transatlantic political cooperation as the cornerstone of British security, ...
Modern Persian belongs to the Western Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of the Indo-European language family. It is a descendant of the Middle Persian, the official language of the Sasanian Empire (third century BCE– seventh century CE) and Old Persian, the language of the Achaemenid ...
This process of converting Zoroastrian temples to Islamic shrines is not unique to Islam. The major Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem in Palestine, for example, were built atop pagan Roman temples that were demolished as part of the conversion of the Empire to Christianity. ...
Mazdak also tried to create change and improve the political and social status quo, But he met the same fate as Mani and was killed. Many fire temples were built during the reign of the Sasanian Empire. The fire temples of “Adur Burzen-Mihr” in Khorasan and “Azargoshnasp” in Azer...
Those with a naturally authoritarian cast of mind tend to be fascinated by the Achaemenid empire for just the reasons which induced the Greeks to hold out against it: monolithic (if not always efficient) administration, theocratic absolution, lack of political opposition (except for the occasional ...
The Iranian revolution was largely an urban event, absent of external confrontation, and drawing from a broad range of social groups carried out through political confrontation. Read More Why Visit Iran ? Described by Lonely Planet “...as possibly the friendliest country on earth...” it is...
Origins Archeological evidence reveals musical instruments that were used in Iran during the Elamite era around 800BCE. Not much is known about Persian music in the ancient world, especially about the music of the Achaemenid Empire. Alexander the Great is said to have witnessed many melodies and ...
I. Social structure and citizenship in the Greek polis A. Citizens (free adult males) had political rights and the responsibility of. Demos- people Kratia -rule. Ancient Athens Often called the cradle of democracy Where the idea of democracy first took root All citizens were expected. ...