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Iran
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Greco-Persian Wars: Battle of Thermopylae 
 This article describes the battle of Thermopylae, fought in 480 B.C. by an alliance of Greek city-states and the invading Persian Empire. "After the Battle of Thermopylae, Persian King Xerxes secretly buried most of the Greek dead and all but 1,000 of his own slain, in order to conceal from his army just how few men had held up his progress for so long." From a publisher of history magazines. http://www.historynet.com/greco-persian-wars-battle-of-thermopylae.htm Topics: History By Place Last updated Aug 13, 2008 Parthian Empire
A searchable history of this ancient Persian empire. Its boundaries covered all of contemporary Iran and portions of Iraq, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Information is provided about their calendar and rulers, with a timeline of ancient world events. Also included is information about geography (many maps), art and culture, numismatics (many photos, including coins issued by Rome about Parthia). http://www.parthia.com/ Topics: Collectors & Collecting, History By Place, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Mar 16, 2002 The Story of the Revolution
Short history of the 1979 Iranian Revolution in which Muslim fundamentalists, under the leadership of the Ayatollah Khomeini, overthrew Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. Includes brief biographies of some of the participants (Bakhtiar Shahpour, Bani-Sadr, Bazargan, and others) as well as audio clips (in Farsi with English transcripts) of comments made by them on the BBC Persian Service program. http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/revolution/ Topics: Faiths, History By Place, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Aug 12, 2005 |
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