This nomenclature came from without, it was not a name used by the peoples of these lands themselves. Simply put: Iran is the endonym for Persia; Persia is the exonym for Iran. “Iran” and Its Ancient Roots The name “Iran” derives from “Airyan,” a term signifying the land of ...
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When Persia Met Africa: A Tale of Love, Trade, and Ancestry on the Swahili Coast One of the sites excavated along the coastline. Credit: University of York New research on ancientDNAshows that the Swahili coast of eastern Africa is home to people with both African and Asian ancestry....
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The title Persepolis is a reference to the ancient capital of the Persian Empire. Who destroyed Persia? At his death eleven years later, Alexander ruled the largest empire of the ancient world. His victory at the battle of Gaugamela on the Persian plains was a decisive conquest that insured...
The Ancient Sakas in India had introduced Satrap system of government, along with Parthians, which was quite similar to the Iranian Achaemenid and Seleucid. Under this system, the kingdom was divided into provinces, each under military governor Mahakshatrapa (great satrap). Why did Darius get ...
Omelets are an age-old dish traced back to ancient Persia and Iran. Today, they are a popular egg breakfast made mostly from cooking beaten eggs into something like a pancake, adding any fillings you like, and then folding it in half so the fillings are covered on both the top and the...
4For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment; 5if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven ...
groups have written into their charters the goal of annihilating Israel and driving her people into the sea. This desire to annihilate the Jewish People has been shared byNazi Germany, the Spanish Empire, Byzantine Empire, Assyrian Empire, Philistines, ancient Persia (see Book ofEsther), an...
Around 2000BC, the chariot(双轮敞篷马车) appeared.It moved even faster than the cart, so tsoonbecame an important 43 and later was introduced to other ancient countries, suchas Egypt, Persia, Greece and Rome.The invention of wheels is very important to the 44 of new transportation.Without ...