Archive for the 'Dynasty Parthian' Category

Alexander to Parthian Dynasty

Saturday, February 19th, 2011

334 BC — Alexander Invaded Persia. After his victory over the Persian army, he ordered the execution of many Persians, allowed his troops to indulge themselves in plunder and rape and, in a drunken rage, set torch to Persepolis. However, he also considered himself a successor to Achaemenian Kings and paid tribute to Cyrus the [...]

The Ancient Persian Empire

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

The early history of man in Iran goes back well beyond the Neolithic period, it begins to get more interesting around 6000 BC, when people began to domesticate animals

Parthian Empire

Monday, January 12th, 2009

(250 BC–AD 226) The Parthian Empire. Metallic statue of a Parthian prince (thought to be Surena), AD 100, kept at The National Museum of Iran, Tehran. Its rulers, the Arsacid dynasty, belonged to an Iranian tribe that had settled there during the time of Alexander. They declared their independence from the Seleucids in 238 BC, [...]