Archive for the 'Iranian Ancient Archaeology' Category

ZOROASTRIANISM

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

: A short overview Zoroastrianism is the ancient religion of Persia. It was founded about 3500 years ago by the prophet Zarathushtra. Arising out of the polytheistic traditions of ancient India and Iran, he was one of the first monotheists in human history. Zarathushtra preached that there was one God, whom he called Ahura Mazda. [...]

Avicenna

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

Ibn Sina (Avicenna) – doctor of doctors by Dr. Monzur Ahmed Ibn Sina was born in  980 C.E. in the village of Afshana near Bukhara which today is located in the far south of Russia. His father, Abdullah, an adherent of the Ismaili sect, was from Balkh and his mother from a village near Bukhara.In [...]

Iran Archaeology

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

Iran Archaeology Persia: Ancient Soul of Iran A glorious past inspires a conflicted nation. By Marguerite Del Giudice Photograph by Newsha Tavakolian What’s so striking about the ruins of Persepolis in southern Iran, an ancient capital of the Persian Empire that was burned down after being conquered by Alexander the Great, is the absence of [...]