IRAN: THE WORLD'S FIRST SUPERPOWER
LINKS
Links to a wide range of web sites dealing with Iranian history and culture.
Encyclopaedia Iranica
The Encyclopaedia Iranica is a comprehensive research tool dedicated to the study of Iranian civilisation in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
Achemenet
A comprehensive hub in French and English for access to research on the Achaemenids
The Persepolis Fortification Archive
The University of Chicago's expanding database of information about the PFA tablets. The most recently researched and translated tablets are published here.
The british Museum
Contains a large collection of Persian antiquities
The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies
A website dedicated to the the study of ancient Iran and Iranian civilisation
The Iran Chamber Society
The Chamber's website is portal to explore the art, culture and history of Iran.
The only independent charity concerned with the study of early India, Iran & Central Asia, promoting both scholarly research & popular interest in the area. We have a library of over 25,000 volumes and organise a range of activities including conferences, public lectures and visiting fellowships. Our primary interest has been in prehistory, archaeology, art history and ancient languages, but this often extends to more modern topics and other disciplines.
A personal collection of essays and pictures illustrating the culture and history of Iran
Persepolis 3D
Virtual visit to Persepolis in 3D.
Excellent inventory of all Parthia-related coinage.
Very comprehensive library of material relating to the Sasanians, from University of Irvine, California
Contains well over a hundred articles on Persian places, people, ideas and events from the Achaemenid and Macedonian periods.
Map of Medieval trade route networks. Shows all major routes in the Afro-Eurasian world just before the Mongol invasions. Description here.
The Persian Language A paper by Alberto Sgubbi
Photos of the Silk Road. Twitter feed with brilliant photographs.
Silk Roads: Dialogue, diversity & development UNESCO site.
International Association for Assyriology. Online talks on a wide variety of linguistic, historical and cultural topics.
Bibliographia Iranica This new website and connected social media share and distribute information on recent publications and events in Iranian Studies, understanding the field in its broadest sense from antiquity through to late antiquity and the early Islamic era with occasional excursions into neighbouring disciplines, geographies and eras.
Ancient History Encyclopedia We're the world's most-read history encyclopedia. Our mission is to improve history education worldwide by creating the most complete, freely accessible and reliable history resource in the world.
