The History of Iran (or Persia, as it was known in the Western world) is intertwined with Greater Iran, a sociocultural region spanning from Anatolia to the Indus River and from the Caucasus …

Ancient Iran, historic region of southwestern Asia that is only roughly coterminous with modern Iran. The term Persia was used for centuries, chiefly in the West, to designate those regions …

Old Persian is one of two directly attested Old Iranian languages (the other being Avestan) and is the ancestor of Middle Persian (the language of the Sasanian Empire). Like other Old Iranian …

Dec 28, 2022 · When Did Persia Become Iran and Why? The region that is now the country of Iran has been known by many different names, and has had varying boundaries and borders …

1 day ago · Within two centuries Iranian civilization was revived with a cultural amalgam, with patterns of art and thought, with attitudes and a sophistication that were indebted to its pre …

Iran is home to one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations, with historical and urban settlements dating back to 4000 BC. [1] The Medes unified Iran as a nation and empire in 625 …

Ancient Iran saw some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, urbanisation, religion and central government. The Sasanian era is considered a golden age in the history of Iranian …

Nov 10, 2021 · Throughout the history of Iran, several key events shaped Iran’s modern identity: Arab Conquest (7th century) – Introduced Islam, permanently transforming Persian culture and …

Iran, commonly known among its denizens as Persia, was a dominant force throughout the world as early as 678 BC. The Islamic Republic of Iran that we know today had its current …

Nov 12, 2019 · Persia (roughly modern-day Iran) is among the oldest inhabited regions in the world. Archaeological sites in the country have established human habitation dating back …