AMMAN — Achaemenid Empire (559 BC – 330 BC) exercised political influence in the Levant but a few monuments remained in this part of the Middle East that were typical for Achaemenid architecture.

The architectural reliefs of the Achaemenid Empire are far more than mere decoration; they are a powerful and sophisticated visual language designed to convey the empire's ideology, unity, and ...

Long before Persia became a world power, Iran was shaped by the Elamites and other early civilizations. This episode follows ...

The Achaemenid Empire, 550-330 BC -- Map -- Time Line of Achaemenid Kings -- Persia Before the Persians / Timothy Potts -- Shifting Identities in Pre-Achaemenid Iran: Elamites, Medes, and Persians / ...

Machine generated contents note: 2.1. The Persians -- 2.1.1. Parsua and Parsumash -- 2.1.2. Kurash of Parsumash -- 2.2. The Indigenous Population of the Iranian Plateau: The Elamites -- 2.3. The ...

According to organizers, the national conference titled “Persian World in the Median and Achaemenid Period” will be held on July 11. 34 Iranologists have been invited to present their research and ...

The Apadana, which was used as a gathering hall for receptions, was the largest building in Persepolis. A relief on the stairway includes depictions of delegates to the Achaemenid royal court (left), ...

For the kings of the Achaemenid Empire, who ruled much of the ancient Near East from 550 to 330 B.C., there was little—apart from hunting lions and conquering the world—that rivaled a rhyton of fine ...

Ars Orientalis, Vol. 32, Medes and Persians: Reflections on Elusive Empires (2002), pp. 133-162 (30 pages) These commentaries follow up on an article published in Ars Orientalis (Abdi 1999) entitled ...