Who Was the First King of Iran (Part IV)

American and European historians who, from twenty years ago and especially from ten years ago, have paid attention to and studied the historical sources of Iran say that these sources are not entirely legend, and that historical events can be seen in them. However, they do not have chronological order, […]

Who Was the First King of Iran (Part III)

Some modern historians who wish to write something about the history of Iran pay attention to two things: first, the works of ancient Western historians such as Xanthus, from the country of Lydia, Herodotus the Greek, Diodorus, born on the island of Sicily and holding Greek citizenship, Tacitus, from the […]

Who Was the First King of Iran (Part II)

During local festivals, the villagers of southern France decorate the horns of their cows with flowers and greenery, and in the villages of Gilan too, during local festivals, the horns of cows are decorated with flowers and greenery. The song that rural women in the settlements of southern France sing […]

Who Was the First King of Iran (Part I)

Some time before the Achaemenid dynasty began to rule in Iran, and even some time before the Medes began to rule in Iran (in the north-west and west), Iran had a king named Gath. We do not know whether Gath is the same Zoroaster who composed the Gathas, which have […]

Old Persian Cuneiform

Old Persian (the language of the Achaemenid Empire) was written in a distinct cuneiform script known today as Old Persian cuneiform. This script is strongly associated with the Achaemenid royal inscriptions, and it appears most famously on monuments and tablets from sites such as Persepolis (Takht-e Jamshid), along with other […]