After Alexander’s conquest, Iran became the center of a struggle between his successors and rising eastern powers. This video ...

At its height in the second century BC, the Parthian Empire stretched from the Persian Gulf, along Mesopotamia and held sway over Indus kingdoms. One of the empire’s royal capitals was the city of ...

Besides being a fortress for military use, the ancient mountain settlement of Rabana-Merquly in modern Iraqi Kurdistan could have also been a ‘sanctuary’ dedicated to the ancient Persian water goddess ...

The coins were discovered during a search of a private residence, according to the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit of Lorestan. One person was arrested and handed over to the judiciary after the ...

The mountain fortress of Rabana-Merquly in modern Iraqi Kurdistan was one of the major regional centers of the Parthian Empire, which extended over parts of Iran and Mesopotamia approximately 2,000 ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract It is hypothesized that the sudden but short-lived explosion of investment and building activity in Babylonia during the late Parthian period ...

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A pair of rock reliefs found at Rabana-Merquly may depict Natounissar, an ancient Adiabene king linked to the lost city of Natounia. © Rabana-Merquly Archaeological ...