The Successors of Alexander and the Seleucids
June 17, 2004 Khodadad Rezakhani -
Darius III and Alexander’s Campaign
May 13, 2004 Khodadad Rezakhani-
Passing Relief
April 22, 2004
Khodadad Rezakhani
Empire in Chaos
April 15, 2004 Read in Persian Introduction The story of the decline and fall of the Achaemenid Empire is similar to the story of other powerful dynastic powers....
Nowruz in History
March 16, 2004 Khodadad Rezakhani
Iran during the reign of Xerxes
March 05, 2004 Khodadad Rezakhani-
Zarathushtra and His Religion
February 27, 2004 Khodadad Rezakhani
Successors of Cyrus and Darius the Usurper
January 22, 2004 Khodadad Rezakhani
Foundations of the Persian Empire
January 15, 2004 Khodadad Rezakhani
Media: The First Iranian Kingdom
January 02, 2004 Khodadad Rezakhani
Proto-Iranian Society
December 25, 2003 Khodadad Rezakhani
Indo-European and Indo-Iranian Migrations
December 11, 2003 Khodadad Rezakhani
Iran Before Iranians, Part II
November 27, 2003 Last week, we talked about the pre-Aryan civilisations and people of Iran. This week, we continue with a brief look at the Kassites, Hurrians, and...
Iran Before Iranians
November 20, 2003 How many times have you heard the term “2,500 Years Old History of Iran”, or even used it yourself? It is very common for Iranians to use this term in order to “prove” the antiquity of their native land.
Iran, Iranians, and the Rest of the Story
November 13, 2003
Since the name of this column is Iranology, it is only befitting to define the concepts of Iran, Iranians, and Iranian Languages.
Iranology I
November 07, 2003
History is not the tale of dull dates, names, treacherous rivalries and pointless wars. It is also not a story, as many would like to say, nor is it an absurd tale of past mistakes and silliness of the far-gone.
