Persia

Naqš-e Rajab, Investiture relief of Ardašir I, Queen

Bishapur, Relief 2, Central scene: Shapur, Gordian, Philip, Valerian, courtiers

Taq-e Bostan, Large cave

Persepolis, Tomb of Artaxerxes II Mnemon, Relief of flowers

Xanthus, Tomb of the Nereids, Relief of hoplites doing battle

Bishapur, Reliefs 5 (left) and 6 (right)

Pompeii, House of the Faun, Alexander Mosaic, detail: Darius III

Persepolis, Palace of Darius, Drawing by Cornelis de Bruijn

Map of the Battle of Mycale

Susa, Statue of Darius, Darius' name as cartouche: drjwS

A3Pa (drawing)

Shapur III

Behistun Inscription, fragment 29

The tomb at Gur-e Dokhtar, seen from the West

DSg (drawing)

Persepolis, Gate of All Nations, Signature of Gobineau

Persepolis, Apadana, Columns

Bishapur, Sasanian seal

Persepolis, Apadana, Column base

Map of the Royal Road

Persepolis, Lower City, Mansion

Narseh

Naqš-e Rustam, 3d Relief of Bahram II, Bahram

Persepolis Fortification tablet #798

Persepolis, Apadana, North Stairs, Inscription XPb

Pasargadae, Tall-e Takht, Stairs

Naqš-e Rustam, 3d Relief of Bahram II, First enemy

Taq-e Bostan, Large cave, Hunting scene: Khusrau II under a parasol

The tomb at Gur-e Dokhtar, seen from the Southwest

Düver, Phrygo-Achaemenid antefix with horseman and griffin

Sidon, Royal Tombs, Chamber 4, Lycian sarcophagus, Sphinxes

Susa, Apadana, Ruined sculpture

Persepolis, Palace of Darius, Doorknob with inscription DPi

Firuzabad, City, Baths

Persepolis, Apadana, North Stairs, Courtiers

Relief of a magian with libation bowl and barsom

XPh ("Daiva inscription")

Salmas, Rock relief, Ardašir I, Portrait

Bishapur, Cave of Shapur, Inside

Bishapur, Relief 2, Shapur and the captive emperor Valerian

Artaxerxes III Ochus

Susa, Apadana, Inscription A2Sa, right

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Sogdians

Bishapur, Relief 4, Bahram II

Sarvestan hill

Persepolis, Tripylon, Eastern gate, Ahuramazda

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Arians

Behistun, Darius' relief, Arakha

XPf, obverse (drawing)

Charax

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Bactrians

Pasargadae, Palace P, General view

Susa, Soldiers' Relief

Pol-e Dokhtar, Collapsed part

Barm-e Dilak, Reliefs II-III: king and courtier

Naqš-e Rustam, Tomb of Darius the Great, Relief, Gobryas

Persepolis, Apadana, North Stairs, Tribute Bearers, Arachosians

Persepolis, Portrait of an Achaemenid woman or beardless prince

Susa, Soldiers' Relief, Lion

Takht-e Rostam from the southwest

Karkheh (Choaspes) near Pol-e Dokhtar

Susa, Soldiers' Relief

Sarvestan, court

Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject ch3rs3m' (OP. Uvârazmîy = Chorasmia)

Persepolis, HHall of 100 Columns

Persepolis, Apadana, Northern Stairs, Central Relief, Darius on his throne

Behistun Inscription, fragment 19

Firuzabad, Palace of Ardašir, Lower part of a dome, seen from the gallery

Inscription DE

Investiture relief of Ardašir I, central scene

Persepolis, Tripylon, Eastern gate

Persepolis, Stairs of All Nations

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Greeks

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Syrians

Taq-e Bostan, Large cave, Hunting scene

Firuzabad, Palace of Ardašir, Court, Palace façade

Sarab-e Bahram, Rock relief

Pasargadae, Tall-e Takht

Persepolis, Southern storerooms, Staircase

Bishapur, Palace, Mosaic of a lady with flowers

Pasargadae, Palace P, Map

Naqš-e Rajab, Investiture relief of Ardašir I, king and Ahuramazda

Naqš-e Rustam, 1st Relief of Bahram II, Unidentified grandee

Persepolis, Palace of Xerxes, Interconnecting staircase

Behistun Inscription, fragment 6

Susa, Inscription DSy

Persepolis, Palace of Darius, Interior

Naqš-e Rustam, Damaged relief of Shapur II (help)

The two caves of Taq-e Bostan

The Caspian Gate, seen from a car

Naqš-e Rustam, Relief of Shapur I, Addition by Kartir

Persepolis, Palace of Xerxes, Damaged of king Xerxes

Behistun Inscription, fragment 17

Bahram I

Behistun Inscription, fragment 42

Susa, Apadana

Halicarnassus, Myndus Gate

Bishapur, Unexcavated living quarters

Firuzabad, City, General view

Susa, Palace of Darius, Western Gate

Persepolis, Tomb of Artaxerxes II Mnemon, Upper register

Bishapur, So-called Temple of Anahita, Entrance

Pasargadae, Water conduits

Taq-e Bostan, Large cave, Anahita

Bishapur, So-called Temple of Anahita, Water conduits

Naqš-e Rustam, Investiture relief of Narseh, courtier

Salmas, Rock relief, seen from below

Persepolis, Apadana, Northern Stairs, Central Relief, Prince

hndw3y (OP. Hinduš = India)

Firuzabad, Palace of Ardašir, Great Iwan and Pool

Persepolis, Tripylon

Bishapur, Relief 6, Man with a severed head

Persepolis, Army Road, Homa

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Parthians

Persepolis, Hall of 100 Columns, Southeastern gate, Relief of the king

Bahram V

Bishapur, Qalah-e Dokhtar

Persepolis, Stairs and Gate of All Nations

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Elamites

Map of the battle of Plataea

Achaemenid jar with representation of Bes

Susa, Statue of Darius the Great, Base with sema-tawy (front)

Naqš-e Rustam, IInvestiture relief of Ardašir I

Silver bowl with inscription A1 Vase A of Artaxerxes I Makrocheir

Firuzabad, Palace of Ardašir, one of the domes, seen from the gallery

Persepolis, Hall of 100 Columns, Northwestern gate, Bull

Naqš-e Rustam, Tomb of Darius the Great, Upper relief

Taq-e Bostan, Small cave, Inscription and Shapur II

Map of Alexander's Persian Campaign

Persepolis, Southern storerooms

Bishapur, Relief 3, Tribute bearers with a chariot

Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject sdgw3? (OP. Thataguš = Sattagydia)

Naqš-e Rajab, investiture relief of Ardašir I, The Sasanian high priest Kartir

Taq-e Bostan, Small cave, Relief of Shapur II (r) and Shapur III or Ardashir III

Tablet with a list of eclipses between 518 and 465, mentioning the death of king Xerxes

Taq-e Bostan, Large cave, Decoration

Susa, Soldiers' Relief, Immortal, Counterweight of a spear

Dascylium, Long funerary stele, detail: chariot

Pasargadae, Tall-e Takht, General view

Firuzabad, Qalah-e Dokhtar from the valley

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Inscription XPb (Persian)

Bishapur, So-called Temple of Anahita, court

Naqš-e Rajab, General view

A Persian gold piece (daric)

Firuzabad, City, General view

The road to Isfahan

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Arian

Bishapur, Relief 3, Tribute bearers

Limyra, Mausoleum of Pericles: Artaxerxes II Mnemon

Naqš-e Rustam, Achaemenid Tombs I and II

Qadamgah, Mortise

Bishapur, Relief 6, General view

Map of the battle at the Persian Gate

Taq-e Bostan, Investiture relief of Shapur II (angle)

Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject 3Sw3l (Assyria)

Persepolis, Gate of All Nations, Lamassu

Susa, Palace of Artaxerxes II Mnemon

Tigranocerta, Sasanian bullae

Salmas, Rock relief, Ardašir I on horseback

DSf1 (drawing)

Behistun Inscription, fragment 46

Susa, Apadana, Capital

Seal of Artaxerxes III as conqueror

Bishapur, Palace, Cross-shaped Hall, Aerial photo

Susa, Stone fish

Xerxes' canal

Sippar, Contract from the reign of Xerxes about a canal

Ikiztepe Usak, Incense burner

Persepolis, Apadana, Columns

Bishapur, Relief 5, Ahuramazda

Susa, Soldiers' Relief

Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Persian terrace

Sarvestan, great dome, exterior

DPh (drawing)

Taq-e Bostan, Investiture relief of Shapur II, Mithra

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Arachosians

Behistun Inscription, fragment 22

Sari, Sasanian plate

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Gandaran with a buffalo

Behistun Inscription, fragment 30

Persepolis, Apadana, North Stairs, Tribute Bearers, Babylonians

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Lydians

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Central frieze, Soldiers

Hamadan, Achaemenid decoration

Persepolis, Apadana, North Stairs, Courtiers

Susa, Soldiers' Relief with inscription DSm

Persepolis, Apadana, Northern Portico

DSi (drawing)

Hamadan, Achaemenid statuette of a bull

Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Persian terrace

Persepolis, Army Road, Homa

Hamadan, Achaemenid column base

Tell Malyan, Sherds

Map of the battle of Gaugamela

Persepolis, Treasury, One of the Persepolis Treasury Tablets

Persepolis, Apadana, Northern Stairs, Central Relief, Darius' flower

Th. Pinches' drawing of the Cyrus Cylinder

XPd (drawing)

Bishapur, Relief 2, Cavalry

Susa, Apadana, Inscription DSf (Elamite)

Tell Malyan, Plain

Behistun Inscription, fragment 33

Inscription XE

Iwan-e Karkheh, Southeastern wall, Bricks

Susa, Statue of Darius the Great, Base with sema-tawy (rear)

Naqš-e Rustam, Ka'bah-e Zardusht, Sasanian inscription

Bishapur, Small relief of an equestrian battle

Susa, Palace of Darius, Second Court

Behistun Inscription, fragment 37

Karun, upper reaches (along the road from Yasuj to Isfahan)

Persepolis, Gate of All Nations, Inscription XPa

Erebuni, Achaemenid Rhyton

Drawing of the seal of king Darius the Great

The Karun at Ahvaz

Firuzabad, Relief 1, Scene 2, Shapur unseats Artabanus

Marchellos, Site of the siege ramp (wall in the background right, countermine visible right of center)

Susa, Statue of Darius the Great, Belt with akinakes

Erebuni, Apadana

Taq-e Bostan, Small cave, Inscription and Shapur III or Ardashir III

Sasanian relief of a lion

Behistun Inscription, fragment 2

Sarvestan, small dome, general

Istakhr, Column (from Persepolis)

Naqš-e Rajab, Equestrian relief of Shapur I, inscription

Bishapur, Relief 2, Infantry

Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject kmt (OE. Kemet = Egypt)

Kavar, Sasanian bridge

Persepolis, Treasury

Persepolis, Terrace, seen from the north

Pasargadae, Palace S

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Indians

Persepolis, Treasury

Naqš-e Rustam, Investiture relief of Narseh

Bishapur, Relief 2, Infantry

Pasargadae, Palace P, Gate relief

Susa, Soldiers' Relief, Flowers

Psargadae, Tomb of Cyrus, Lower rows of stones

Bishapur, Palace, Cross-shaped Hall, stucco apse

Persepolis, Palace of Darius, South stairs, Relief of servants bringing food

Taq-e Bostan, Investiture relief of Shapur II, detail: Mithra

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Arabs

Naqš-e Rustam, Tomb of Darius the Great, Inscription DNb

XPc (drawing)

Sarvestan, decorated apse

Persepolis, Apadana, North Stairs, Tribute Bearers, Gandarans

Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject 3lm'yn3 (OP. Armina = Armenia)

Anshan: a qanat seen from the air

DNa1 (drawing)

Persepolis, Palace of Darius, Lintel

Persepolis, Hall of 100 Columns, Southwestern gate, Relief of soldiers

Persepolis, Army Road, Homa

Naqš-e Rustam, Reliefs of Ardašir and Bahram II

Apadana, Eastern entrance: two guardsmen, dressed as civilians. Their sticks indicate that they are officers.

Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject s3htjl (OP. Bâkhtriš = Bactria)

Barm-e Dilak, Relief I: queen, flower, king

Behistun Inscription, fragment 8

Susa, Inscription A2Sb

Firuzabad, Relief 1, Overview

Tell Malyan, Surface

Firuzabad, Qalah-e Dokhtar, entrance

Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject b3b3l (Babylonia)

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Sagartians

Persepolis, Apadana, Lion capital

Sidon, Royal Tombs, Chamber 4, Lycian sarcophagus

Persepolis, Southern storerooms

Sarvestan from the east

Pasargadae, Tomb of Cyrus, Chamber

Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, Achaemenid vase, Egyptian inscription

Persepolis, Tomb of Artaxerxes III Ochus, Sarcophagus

Barm-e Dilak, Relief I: queen, flower, king

Sarvestan, small dome, interior

Behistun Inscription, fragment 3

Susa, Apadana, Inscription A2Sa

Map of the main roads in the Achaemenid Empire

Family tree of Amestris

Persepolis, Apadana, Northern Stairs, Central Relief, Incense burners

Takht-e Rostam from the northeast

XSa (drawing)

Dura Europos, Sasanian Siege Ramp

Pasargadae, Tall-e Takht, Rubbish

Amulet of Darius

Salmas, Rock relief, Portrait

Behistun Inscription, fragment 41

Salmas, Rock relief, seen from the left

Yazd, Southeastern "tower of silence"

Persepolis, Palace of Xerxes, Interconnecting staircase, Sphinx

Susa, Great Gate

Persepolis, Apadana, North Stairs, Tribute Bearers, Scythians

Guyum, Relief of king Bahram II

Persepolis, Gate of All Nations, Signature of Stanley

Behistun Inscription, fragment 13

Persepolis, Apadana, Northern Stairs, Central Relief, Darius

Susa, Apadana, Site of the throne

Bishapur, Relief 3, Horses

Naqš-e Rajab, Investiture relief of Ardašir I, drawing

Pasargadae, Tall-e Takht, Southwest wall

The so-called "Tomb of Hiram"

Portrait of an Iranian

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Libyans

Naqš-e Rajab, Investiture relief of Ardašir I

DSf2 (drawing)

Persepolis, Apadana, North Stairs, Relief of bull and lion

Persepolis, Palace of Xerxes, Interconnecting staircase, Faravahar

Naqš-e Rajab, Map

Sarcophagus from the Persian age

Salmas, Rock relief, Shapur on horseback

Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject m'g (Maka)

Susa, Soldiers' Relief

Persepolis, Apadana, Northern Stairs, Central Relief, Guards

Persepolis, Apadana, Dog's head

Behistun, Unfinished Sasanian relief

Persepolis, Apadana, Northern Stairs, Central Relief, Weapon carrier, Akinakes

Behistun, Darius' relief, Frâda (center) and Skunkha (right)

Pasargadae, View from the Tall-e Takht

DSe2 (drawing)

Takht-e Rostam from the southeast

Naqš-e Rustam, General view

Persepolis, Tomb of Artaxerxes II Mnemon

Yazd, Funeral houses

Persian Gate, Mountain path

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Lydians

De Bruijn's rendering of inscription XPb

Persian Gate, Site of the wall

Behistun Inscription, fragment 14

Sarvestan, drawing

Iwan-e Karkheh, Southeastern wall

Persepolis, Apadana, Aerial view

Susa, Great Gate

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Bactrian camel

Persepolis, Apadana, North Stairs, Guards

Chalouf, Darius' DZb inscription

DPd (drawing)

Psargadae, Tomb of Cyrus

Behistun, Darius' relief, Phraortes

Persepolis, Palace of Darius, Inscription XPc (eastern pillar)

DPa

Persepolis, Unfinished Tomb, Relief

A2Pa (drawing)

Naqš-e Rajab, Equestrian relief of Shapur I, king

Map of the battle of the Granicus (334 BCE)

Persepolis, Tomb of Artaxerxes III Ochus, Upper register

Behistun, Capital of Khusrau II

Pasargadae, Palace P with poppies

Xanthus, Tomb of the Nereids, Relief of a satrap receiving visitors

Byblos, Persian terrace, Lion

Susa, Rim of a cup with the name of Xerxes

Persepolis, Palace of Darius, Relief of the "Royal warrior" killing a lion

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Northern part, Chariot drawn by Nesaean horses

Persepolis, Apadana, North Stairs, Tribute Bearers, Lydians

Persepolis, Palace of Artaxerxes, Relief of a sphinx

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Syrians

Achaemenid plate with two lions

Iwan-e Karkheh, General view of the city, looking to the southwestern wall

Zamasp

Persepolis, Apadana, Northern Stairs, Central Relief

Bishapur, Relief 6, Drawing

Hamadan, Sasanian ostracon about receiving a ration of food

Persepolis, Queen's Quarters, Inscription XPf, Persian text (Persepolis copy)

Bishapur, Relief 5, Bahram I

Gardanah Gavlimash, Archer

DZc2 (drawing)

Naqš-e Rustam, Achaemenid Tomb II, Relief, Additional figure

Bishapur, Palace, Western Mosaic Hall

Persepolis, Terrace, Water conduit

Susa, Southern terrace wall

Tell Malyan, Stone

Behistun Inscription, fragment 27

Persepolis, Apadana, North Stairs, Tribute Bearers, Sogdians

Persepolis, Terrace, Southern wall, Inscriptions DPd-e

Persepolis, Queen's Quarters, Façade

A2Sd (drawing)

Pompeii, House of the Faun, Alexander Mosaic, detail: Oxyathres

Yazd, Friday Mosque

Persepolis, Apadana from the south

Firuzabad, Palace of Ardašir, Gallery on the first floor

Pol-e Dokhtar, Standing arch, from the southeast

Peroz I

Map of Alexander's Return

Taq-e Bostan, Large cave, Upper relief

Naqš-e Rustam, Narseh

DSa (drawing)

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Northern part, Lion and bull

Behistun Inscription, fragment 21

Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject gdpdk3y (OP. Katpatuka = Cappadocia)

Sarvestan plain

Tell Malyan, The excavation in 2009

Sarab-e Bahram, Rock relief

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Thracians

Susa, Eastern terrace wall

Bishapur, Relief 5, Dead enemy

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, a hippopotamus

Susa, Achaemenid battlement

Firuzabad, Palace of Ardašir, Cavetto

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Medes

Persepolis, Unfinished Gate, Bulls

Persepolis, Apadana, Northern Stairs, Central Relief, Great Magian

Firuzabad, Relief 2, Investiture

Bishapur, So-called Temple of Anahita, court and entrances

Taq-e Bostan, Investiture relief of Shapur II, Shapur

Firuzabad, City, Central tower

Bishapur, Relief 6, Persian officers

Xerxes' canal, Funeral mound

Persepolis, Garrison Quarters from the northwest

The Zagros near Yasuj

Firuzabad, Palace of Ardašir, Doors between courtyard en central room

Gandj Nameh, Xerxes' inscription

Naqš-e Rustam, Relief of Shapur I, Philip and Valerian

Tomb of Artaxerxes III, soldiers

Pasargadae, Prison of Suleyman

Naqš-e Rustam, First Relief of Bahram II: Bahram I, Shapur I, and Ardašir I

Behistun Inscription, fragment 26

Naqš-e Rustam, 2d Relief of Bahram II

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Two Babylonians

Naqš-e Rustam, relief of Ardašir I, Official with fly-whisk

DSb (drawing)

Persepolis, Terrace, Southeastern access

Bishapur, Relief 2, Men with barsoms

Persepolis, Terrace, Northwestern corner

Bishapur, Relief 2, Officials offering a "ring of power"

Susa, Apadana, Damaged capital

Susa, Acropolis from the north

Persian Gate, Rock

Persepolis, Palace of Darius, Relief of a sphinx

Sidon, Royal Tombs, Chamber 6, Sarcophagus of the satrap

Persepolis, Apadana, Inscription XPg

Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject spltj3 (OP. Sparda = Lydia)

Naqš-e Rustam, Relief of Shapur I, Shapur

Pasargadae, Gate R, Genius

Map of Persepolis. Persepolis, building phases: dark blue: 515-490; purple: 490-480; green: 480-470; red: 470-450; pink: 360-338.

Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Statue of a baby

Sidon, Persian port, pier

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, A man from Sindhu, carrying gold

Persepolis, Treasury, Weight DWc

XPg(drawing)

Map of Persepolis. Persepolis, building phases: dark blue: 515-490; purple: 490-480; green: 480-470; red: 470-450; pink: 360-338.

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Northern part, Courtiers

Bishapur, Small relief of a horseman

Bishapur, Relief 3, Central scene: Shapur, Gordian, Philip, Valerian, courtiers

Iwan-e Karkheh, Southeastern wall, Cut-through

Zagros, Geological layers, east of Yasuj

Taq-e Bostan, Large cave, Anahita (head)

Firuzabad, Palace of Ardašir, Oculus

Persepolis, Apadana, Northern Stairs, Central Relief, Guard, Weight

Firuzabad, Bridge

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Cappadocia

Hamadan, Achaemenid inscription A2Ha

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Central frieze, Sphinx

Persepolis, Hall of 100 Columns, Southwestern gate, Relief of a soldier

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, northern part, chariot

Persepolis, Palace of Xerxes, Interconnecting staircase, Inscription XPb

Taq-e Bostan, Large cave, Hunting scene

Setutra Darius: his royal name in Egypt

Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject pltiiw3 (OP. Parthava = Parthia)

Susa, Achaemenid administrative document

Yazdgard I

Naqš-e Rustam, First Relief of Bahram II

Bishapur, Tombstone with a Pahlavi inscription

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Greeks

Naqš-e Rajab, Investiture relief of Shapur I, Ahuramazda

A2Ha (drawing)

Sidon, Base of a Persian column

Persepolis, Stairs and Gate of All Nations (drawing by Cornelis de Bruijn)

Bishapur, Relief 6, Shapur II

Taq-e Bostan, Large cave, Khusrau II

Naqš-e Rajab, Investiture relief of Ardašir I, courtiers

The river Marun

DNa2 (drawing)

Persepolis, Palace of Darius, West Entrance, Inscription A3Pa

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Northern part, Courtiers

Firuzabad, Relief 2, Courtiers

Behistun Inscription, fragment 18

The approximate site of the Persian wall in the Persian Gate

Hamadan, Achaemenid torque

Bishapur, Relief 2, General view

Yazd, Southeastern "tower of silence"

Pasargadae, Palace S, Relief of the bull- and the fish-man

Susa, Apadana, Northern portico

Sasanian helmet

The Persian Gate

Naqš-e Rustam, Investiture relief of Ardašir I

Istakhr, Achaemenid bull's head

Persepolis, Tomb of Artaxerxes II Mnemon, Upper register (Drawing by Cornelis de Bruijn)

Gandj Nameh, Darius' inscription

Susa, Soldiers' Relief, Lion

Persepolis, Apadana, Northern Stairs, Central Relief, Weapon carrier

Susa, Soldiers' Relief with inscription

Persepolis, Tripylon

Yazd, Northwestern "tower of silence"

Susa, De Morgan's Pillar

Achaemenid armlet

Pasargadae, Palace P, Gate relief, Inscription CMc

Persepolis, Palace of Darius, Relief of a Mede

Persepolis, Garrison Quarters

Taq-e Bostan, Investiture relief of Shapur II, Ahuramazda and Julian

Firuzabad, Qalah-e Dokhtar from the valley

Bishapur, Relief 2, Cavalry

Persepolis, Hall of 100 Columns, Southeastern gate

Sidon, Capital of a Persian column

Bistam

Persepolis, Apadana, Northern Stairs, Central Relief, Pharnaces

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Central frieze

Shapur river

Behistun Inscription, fragment 38

Tomb of Artaxerxes III, soldiers

Bishapur, Relief 5, Inscription by king Narseh

Thermopylae, Arrowheads

Behistun Inscription, fragment 7

Bishapur, Small relief of an investiture

Persepolis, Apadana, Northern Stairs, Central Relief (Proskynesis scene)

XPe (drawing)

Firuzabad, Relief 2

Pasargadae, Inscription CMa (drawing)

Tarsus, Figurine of a Persian man

Bishapur, Sasanian ring

Ardashir II (Hormizd I), coin

Persepolis, Tomb of Artaxerxes III Ochus, Bull capital

Persepolis, Palace of Artaxerxes, Northern façade

Persian Gate, Mountain path

Persepolis, Gate of All Nations, seen from the Apadana

Gate of All Nations, eastern entrance

Naqš-e Rustam, Achaemenid Tomb II

Behistun, Darius' relief and inscription

De Bruijn, Isfahan, Sharestan Bridge

DNb2 (drawing)

Van, Citadel, Inscription XV

Naqš-e Rustam, Achaemenid Tomb IV

Pasargadae, Gate R

Behistun, Darius' relief, Darius

Pasargadae, Gate R

Bishapur, Palace, Corridor

The Roman bridge at Shushtar

Persepolis, Inscription XPh ("Daiva inscription")

Persepolis, Hall of 32 Columns, Portico

Bishapur, View from the Cave of Shapurs

Bishapur, Cave of Shapur, Portrait of Shapur I

Persepolis, Palace of Darius, South entrance

Bahram IV

Map of Bishapur's Reliefs

Bishapur, Axe

Pasargadae, Gate R, Genius

Persepolis, Hall of 100 Columns, Relief of carriers

Persepolis, Tripylon, Northern staircase, Relief of a soldier

Persepolis, Palace of Xerxes, Relief

Sarvestan, sunset

Susa, Excavation of the acropolis

Susa, Southeastern corner of the terrace

Yazd, Northwestern "tower of silence"

Dascylium, Acropolis

Firuzabad, Palace of Ardašir, one of the domes, seen from the gallery

Bishapur, So-called Temple of Anahita, Lintel

Persepolis, Palace of Xerxes, Interconnecting staircase, Central scene

Hormizd IV

Persepolis, Apadana, Northern Stairs, Central Relief, Darius' stool

Bishapur, Palace, Cross-shaped Hall

Bishapur, Palace, Mosaic of a Dionysiac head

Valkash

Firuzabad, Palace of Ardašir (seen from a distance)

Hamadan, Sasanian dish

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Elamites

Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Throne of Astarte

Persepolis, Gate of All Nations, Signature of Meade

Pasargadae, Serail

Bishapur, Cave of Shapur, Inside

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Elamites

The end of the archives in Babylon, Borsippa, and Sippar

Ardashir I

Persepolis, Apadana, North Stairs, Courtiers

Susa, the "donjon", seen from the northwest

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Thracian

Elephantine, Aramaic text of the Behistun Inscription

Persepolis, Palace of Darius, Inscription XPc (western pillar)

Persepolis, Terrace, Southern wall, Inscription DPd

Hamadan, Achaemenid rhyton

Salmas, Rock relief, Dutchman added for scale

Bishapur, Relief 6, Persian courtiers

Persepolis, Hall of 100 Columns, Southwestern gate

Pasargadae, Palace P, Inscription CMa

Persepolis, Tomb of Artaxerxes II Mnemon, Relief of carriers

Persepolis, Stairs of All Nations

Firuzabad, Palace of Ardašir, Court

Karkheh (Choaspes) before entering Khuzestan

Strait of Hormuz

Barm-e Dilak, Reliefs II-III: king and courtier

Bishapur, Cave of Shapur, Outside

Pasargadae, Palace P, Columns

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Northern part

Persepolis, Palace of Artaxerxes, Inscription A3Pa

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Northern part, Lion attacking a bull

DNb1 (drawing)

Naqš-e Rustam, Unfinished relief

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Sacae

Firuzabad, City, Sanctuary?

Naqš-e Rajab, Investiture relief of Shapur I, Ahuramazda

Persepolis, Gate of All Nations, Columns

A1Pa (drawing)

Behistun, Darius' relief, Vahyazdâta

adam \ dârayavauš xš (I, Darius the king)

Persepolis, Hall of 100 Columns, Southwestern gate, Relief of an audience

Persian Gate, Mountain path

Behistun Inscription, fragment 43

Sarvestan, great dome, interior

Susa, Soldiers' Relief, Mythological creatures

Arrowheads from Hamadan

Dascylium, Long funerary stele

Naqš-e Rajab, Investiture relief of Shapur I, Damaged king

Family tree of the later Pharnacids (Pharnabazus)

Map of the Achaemenid Empire with Persian names

Persepolis, Gate of All Nations, Signature of De Bruijn

Persepolis, Hall of 32 Columns, Plaque

Firuzabad, Qalah-e Dokhtar, Court

Gandj Nameh, Xerxes' inscription, Copy

Pasargadae, Pulvar River

Naqš-e Rustam, Achaemenid Tomb IV, Central register

Susa, Weight from Didyma

Dascylium, Acropolis, wall

Behistun Inscription, fragment 1

Buran

Hall of 32 Columns

Persepolis, Apadana, Corner

Susa, Achaemenid dish

Pol-e Dokhtar from the southwest

Persepolis, Palace of Darius, West Entrance

Royal Warrior

Persian Gate, Cheshmeh chenar: possibly the camp of Ariobarzanes

Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject pls (OP. Parsa = Persis)

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Nubian

Bishapur, Relief 6, A horse

Bishapur, Relief 2, The horse of Shapur tramples Gordian III

Naqš-e Rustam, Damaged relief of a Magian

Susa, Great Gate, Inscription XSd

The tomb at Gur-e Dokhtar, seen from the Northwest

Persepolis, Stairs of All Nations

Pol-e Dokhtar, North bank

Bahram VI

Naqš-e Rustam, 3d Relief of Bahram II, Bahram

Naqš-e Rustam, Investiture relief of Ardašir I, Ardašir

Pasargadae, Tall-e Takht, Wall

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Lydian

Psargadae, Tomb of Cyrus

Behistun Inscription, fragment 28

Bêl-šimânni and Šamaš-eriba: dates of the tablets

Bishapur, Relief 5, General view

Susa, Inscription A2Sd

Susa, Soldiers' Relief

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Lydians

Shapur I

Sidon, Royal Tombs, Chamber 2, Sarcophagus of Tabnit

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Two Medes

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Parthian

Pompeii, House of the Faun, Alexander Mosaic

Behistun Inscription, fragment 5

Halicarnassus, Myndus Gate

Naqš-e Rustam, relief of Shapur I, General view

Susa, Soldiers' Relief

Dascylium, Short funerary stele: chariot: dinner scene

Sarvestan, court with arches

Persepolis, Hall of 100 Columns, Bull-shaped capital

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Syrians

Salmas, Rock relief

Behistun Inscription, fragment 45

Bishapur, Northern wall

Bishapur, So-called Temple of Anahita, Upper level

Naqš-e Rajab, Equestrian relief of Shapur I

Tyre, City, Alexander's mole today

The Caspian Gate from the east

XPa (drawing)

Yazd, Southeastern "tower of silence"

Behistun, Darius' relief, Tritantaechmes

Taq-e Bostan, Investiture relief of Shapur II, detail: flower

Persepolis, Palace of Artaxerxes, Horns

Behistun Inscription, fragment 16

Susa, Great Gate

Persepolis, Garrison Quarters and Hall of Hundred Columns

Taq-e Bostan, Large cave, Lower relief

Persepolis, Tripylon, Northern staircase, Northeast corner

Persepolis, Palace of Darius, Relief of a servant bringing food

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Central frieze, Soldier

Kupan, Achaemenid rock tomb

Persepolis, Hall of 100 Columns, Relief of a baldaquin

Naqš-e Rustam, First Relief of Bahram II, Grandees

Sarab-e Qandil, Rock

Bishapur, Relief of Ardašir I

The Roman bridge at Shushtar

Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject sk3tl3 (OP. Skudra = Thrace)

Persepolis, Palace of Darius, General view

Lower City, seen from the tomb of Artaxerxes II

Achaemenid nobleman

Persepolis, Tomb of Artaxerxes III Ochus

Istakhr, Gate

Taq-e Bostan, Large cave, Left-side Victoria

Watermills and waterfalls

Naqš-e Rustam, Ka'bah-e Zardusht, Greek inscription

Bishapur, Relief 3, Tribute bearers with a diadem

Persepolis, Hall of 32 Columns, Interior

Firuzabad, Relief 1, Scene 3, Ardašir unseats Artabanus

Naqš-e Rustam, 3d Relief of Bahram II, General view

Behistun, Darius' relief

Qadamgah, Niches

Istakhr, Column fragments

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Yaunâ (Greek)

Persepolis, Gate of All Nations, Western entrance

Behistun, Darius' relief, Gaumata being trampled upon by Darius

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Bactrian

Naqš-e Rustam, Damaged relief of Shapur II

Takht-e Rostam from the east

Qadamgah, Staircase

DSl (drawing)

Pasargadae, Gate R

Behistun Inscription, fragment 44

Achaemenid bull

Sarvestan from the west

An Achaemenid king killing a Greek hoplite

Persepolis, Gate of All Nations, Lintel with a capital

Deh Bar Aftab-e Bala, Imamzadeh of Shah Qasem

AsH (drawing)

Susa, Soldiers' Relief, Sphinxes

Persepolis, Lower City, Unidentified structure

Persepolis, Palace of Darius, General view

Behistun Inscription, fragment 4

Taq-e Bostan, Investiture relief of Shapur II, detail: Shapur

Behistun, Darius' relief, Intaphrenes

Naqš-e Rustam, Ka'bah-e Zardusht

Susa, Sasanian cup

Persepolis, Terrace, Western wall

Map of the battles of Lade and Mycale

Pasargadae, Tall-e Takht, Summit

Persepolis, Queen's Quarters, Inscription XPf, Babylonian text

Taq-e Bostan, Small cave, Relief of Shapur II (r) and Shapur III or Ardashir III with inscriptions

Map of the ancient Near East

Sarvestan from the north

Susa, Sassanian portrait

Firuzabad, Relief 2, Overview

Behistun, Darius' relief, ššina

XPf, reverse (drawing)

Meyran, possible site of Alexander's camp

Behistun Inscription, fragment 12

Bishapur, So-called Temple of Anahita, aerial view

Persepolis, Southern storerooms

Behistun Inscription, fragment 23

Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject hlhdy (OP. Gandâra = Gandara)

Persepolis, Tomb of Artaxerxes III Ochus, Relief of lions

Byblos, Persian terrace, Wall

Sarab-e Bahram, Rock relief, General view

The Silk Road

Taq-e Bostan, Large cave, Hunting scene: Elephant

Hamadan, Achaemenid cup with relief of a winged lion

Susa, Statue of Darius the Great, left-hand side of the base

BCHP 01 Alexander Chronicle, reverse

Persepolis, Tripylon, Staircase

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Arab

Susa, Soldiers' Relief

Pasargadae, Pavillion B

Persepolis, Palace of Darius, North Entrance

Taq-e Bostan, Large cave, Hunting scene: Boars

The Cyrus Cylinder

Firuzabad, City wall with gate

Naqš-e Rustam, Equestrian relief of Hormizd II

Pasargadae, Gate R

Naqš-e Rustam, Equestrian relief of Hormizd II

XPb (drawing)

Pasargadae, Palace P, Portico

Iwan-e Karkheh, Bricks

DZc1 (drawing)

Behistun, Darius' relief from a distance

Behistun Inscription, fragment 34

Behistun Inscription, fragment 15

Persepolis, Hall of 100 Columns, "Royal Warrior"

Bishapur, Relief 3, Tribute bearers with an elephant

Shapur II

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Northern part, Bull

The Roman bridge at Shushtar

Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject Hgr (Hegra, i.e., Arabia)

Firuzabad, Palace of Ardašir, Court, Sideroom

Pasargadae, Tall-e Takht, Rooms

Naqš-e Rustam, Achaemenid Tomb II, General view

Persepolis, Tomb of Artaxerxes II Mnemon, Relief of soldiers

Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject m'dy (OP. Mâda = Media)

Pasargadae, Palace S

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Carian

Persepolis, Garrison Quarters, Oven

Sarab-e Qandil, Relief of Bahram II

AmH

Bishapur, Palace, Mosaic of man dressed as an ostrich

Behistun Inscription, fragment 11

Bishapur, Relief 4, Arab embassy with dromedary

Taq-e Bostan, Investiture relief of Shapur II, detail: Julian

Map of the Issus campaign

XSc (drawing)

Naqš-e Rustam, Investiture relief of Ardašir I, Ardašir I

Qadamgah, General view

The Wall of Alexander near Gonbad-e Kavus

Pol-e Dokhtar, Standing arch

Naqš-e Rustam, Ka'bah-e Zardusht, Entrance

Behistun Inscription, fragment 9

Susa, Gold plate with royal warrior

Naqš-e Rustam, Investiture relief of Ardašir I, the defeated Parthian king Artabanus (left) and Ahriman (center)

Naqš-e Rustam, Relief of Shapur I receiving the surrender of Philip and capture of Valerian

Map of Firuzabad

Family tree of the later Pharnacids (Barsine and her husbands)

Behistun Inscription, fragment 32

Naqš-e Rustam, Tomb of Darius the Great (with a Sasanian relief of Bahram II)

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, General

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Cappadocian

Persepolis, Apadana, North Stairs, Tribute Bearers, Cappadocians

Iwan-e Karkheh, Glazed sherd

Naqš-e Rajab, Equestrian relief of Shapur I, noblemen

Bishapur, Small relief of a courtiers

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Sogdians

Naqš-e Rustam, Tomb of Darius the Great, Relief, Aspathines

Naqš-e Rustam, Investiture relief of Ardašir I, Ahuramazda

Bishapur, Relief 3, General view

Sidon, Royal Tombs, Chamber 2, Mixed Egyptian-Greek-style sarcophagus

Naqš-e Rustam, Investiture relief of Narseh

Behistun Inscription, fragment 40

Bishapur, Relief 5, Ahuramazda, Detail

Susa, Apadana, Inscription A2Sa, left

D2Sa (drawing)

Psargadae, Tomb of Cyrus

Naqš-e Rajab, Investiture relief of Shapur I

Map of the battle of Issus (November 333 BCE)

Karkheh, Darreh-e Khazine

Persepolis, Palace of Xerxes, Inscription XPe

Sarvestan from the southeast

Naqš-e Rajab, Equestrian relief of Shapur I, nobleman

Naqš-e Rustam, 2d Relief of Bahram II

Persepolis, Gate of All Nations, Lintel

Bishapur, Relief 6, POWs

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Sakâ tigrakhaudâ

Psargadae, Tomb of Cyrus

Saqqara, Serapeum, Stela of Cambyses venerating the Apis

Persian nobleman; statue from Egypt

Persepolis, Queen's Quarters, Royal warrior

Persepolis, Tripylon, Northern staircase, Relief of courtiers

DSp (drawing)

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Sogdian

Gandj Nameh, Inscriptions

Naqš-e Rustam, 3d Relief of Bahram II, Second enemy

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Sagartian

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Nubians

Naqš-e Rajab, Investiture relief of Ardašir I, princes

Bishapur, Gate

Bishapur, Relief 3, Tribute bearers with lions

Firuzabad, Relief 1, Scene 1, A Persian seizes his Parthian opponent

Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject t3 nhsy (Kush)

Gandj Nameh, Darius' inscription, Copy

Persepolis, Lower City, Gate

Babylonian map of the western Zagros. A road, a mountain, and a river are indicated.

Susa, Bricks of the terrace wall

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Medes

Dascylium, Relief of two Magians sacrificing a sheep and a bull

DPe (drawing)

Persepolis, Apadana, North Stairs, General view

Map of Naqš-e Rustam

Persepolis, Queen's Quarters, Interior

Persepolis, Apadana, North Stairs, Tribute Bearers, Indians

Persepolis, Terrace, seen from the southwest

The tomb at Gur-e Dokhtar, seen from the North

Salmas, Rock with relief

Bishapur, Relief 5, Bahram I, Crown

DSe1 (drawing)

Bishapur, Relief 2, General view along the rocks

Persepolis, Unfinished Gate, Bulls

Persepolis, Palace of Xerxes, Inscription XPd

Seal of Cyrus of Anšan

Sarvestan from the south

The seal of king Darius the Great

Persepolis, Palace of Xerxes, Inscription DPb

Firuzabad, Palace of Ardašir, Northwestern façade

Persepolis, Apadana, North Stairs, Courtiers

Persepolis, Tomb of Artaxerxes II Mnemon, Platform

Pasargadae, Palace S, Relief of the bird-man

Istahkr, General view

Susa, Statue of Darius, once erected in Egypt, but later brought to Susa.

Behistun, Safavid bridge on Sasanian piers

Naqš-e Rustam, Tomb of Darius the Great, Inscription DNa

Firuzabad, Palace of Ardašir, Arch in one of the main rooms

Persepolis, Tomb of Artaxerxes II Mnemon, Water basin

Kouklia, Marchellos, Arrowheads

Persepolis, Terrace, Southwestern corner (with "horns")

Bishapur, Relief 3, Tribute bearers

Naqš-e Rustam, Achaemenid Tomb IV, Upper register

Susa, Soldiers' Relief

Map of Susa, Achaemenid Palace

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Arachosian

Bishapur, Palace, Eastern Mosaic Hall; traces of paint are still visible

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Libyan

Bishapur, Qalah-e Dokhtar, Wall

Cartouche of Cambyses ("Mesuti-Ra Cambyses")

Bahram II

Chalouf Inscription (drawing)

Persepolis, Gate of All Nations, Signature (fake) of Wagenvoort

Persepolis, Stairs of All Nations

Pasargadae, Palace S, Relief of the bull-man

Persepolis, Gate of All Nations, Lintel

Khusrau I Deathless Soul

Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject '3ylm "Chiefs of Irem" (Elam)

Naqš-e Rustam, Anahita (?)

Behistun Inscription, fragment 36

Persepolis, Queen's Quarters, Inscription XPf, Persian text (Tehran copy)

Bishapur, Relief 2, Surrender of the emperor Philip

Susa, Achaemenid cups

Taq-e Bostan, Investiture relief of Shapur II

Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject slng (OP. Zranka = Drangiana)

Bishapur, Northern wall, Postern gate

Takht-e Rostam, Fastening

Susa, Palace of Darius, Room with Inscriptions

Behistun Inscription, fragment 39

Bishapur, Relief 4, Persian guide of the Arab embassy

Dascylium, Long funerary stele, Inscription

Susa, Apadana, Inscription A2Sa

Pasargadae, Tomb of Cyrus

Dascylium, Short funerary stele: chariot

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Babylonians

Behistun Inscription, fragment 31

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Gandarans

Naqš-e Rustam, Relief of Shapur I, Seen from the left

Map of the battle of Marathon

Behistun, Darius' relief, Nidintu-Bêl

Persepolis, Apadana, North Stairs, Tribute bearers

BCHP 1: Alexander Chronicle, obverse

Kavad I

DSk (drawing)

Persepolis, Apadana

Persepolis, Terrace, Northern wall (here, the Persepolis Fortification Tablets were discovered)

Pasargadae, Bridge (two piers visible)

Map of Susa

Firuzabad, Qalah-e Dokhtar, court and palace

Susa, Inscription A2Sb

Persepolis, Apadana, Column, Traces of fire

Susa, Apadana, Ruined sculpture

XPh ("Daiva inscription")

Firuzabad, Palace of Ardašir, Great iwan

Pasargadae, Palace P, Traces of vandalism

Yazdgard III

Susa, Palace of Darius, Foundations

Halicarnassus, Persian sphinx

Behistun Inscription, fragment 25

Behistun, Darius' relief, Martiya

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Armenian

Persepolis, Terrace, Canal

Dascylium, Short funerary stele

Persepolis, Tomb of Artaxerxes II Mnemon, Sarcophagus

DSj (drawing)

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Armenians

DSt (drawing)

Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject skdy (OP. Sugda = Sogdia)

Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject t3 tjmhw (OE. Tjemehu = Cyrenaica)

Naqš-e Rustam, Achaemenid Tomb I, Believed to be the final resting place of Darius II Nothus

Bishapur, Relief I, Philip

The Achaemenid Empire

Pasargadae, Palace S, Inscription

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Thracians

Drawing of XV

Bishapur, So-called Temple of Anahita, bull's head

Persepolis, Army Road

Persepolis, Palace of Darius, Window with inscription DPc

Taq-e Bostan, Large cave, Right-side Victoria

Firuzabad, Relief 1, Drawing

Naqš-e Rustam, Unfinished relief

Hormizd II

Persepolis, Apadana, North Stairs, Tribute Bearers, Greeks

Firuzabad, Palace of Ardašir, Court, Arch

Map of Pasargadae

Yasuj, Statue of Ariobarzanes

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part

Map of the Aegean campaign of Pharnabazus III

Susa, Inscription DSe

D2Sb (drawing)

Behistun Inscription, fragment 20

Bishapur, Aerial view

Coin of Mazaeus with bull and lion

Sarvestan, pillar

Hamadan, Achaemenid column bases

Susa, Palace of Darius, Third Court

Samaria, Achaemenid coin with iconographic parallels from Persepolis

Behistun, Darius' relief, seen from below

Susa, Apadana, Inscription DSf (Old Persian)

Susa, Apadana. The king's throne stood on the large square stone to the left, below.

Tell Malyan, View from the east

Naqš-e Rajab, Investiture relief of Shapur I, Ahuramazda, crown

Naqš-e Rajab, Investiture relief of Ardašir I, man with fly-whisk

Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject sg?shkš (OP Sâka = Scythians)

Sarvestan, small dome, exterior

Naqš-e Rustam, Equestrian relief of Hormizd II

A2Hc (drawing)

Taq-e Bostan, Large cave, Hunting scene

Bishapur, Relief I

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Inscription XPb (Babylonian and Elamite)

Sidon, Royal Tombs, Chamber 7, Greek-style sarcophagus

Gardanah Gavlimash, General view

Dascylium, Frieze of women on horseback

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Elamite

Susa, Silver rhyton

Karkheh, Upper reaches

Naqš-e Rustam, Investiture relief of Ardašir I, Horses and defeated enemies

Bishapur, Relief 4, General view

Naqš-e Rustam, Investiture relief of Narseh

Yazdgard II

Bishapur, Palace, Stucco apse

Persepolis, Palace of Xerxes

Salmas, Rock relief, Shapur's horse

Persepolis, Tripylon, Lamassu capital

Persepolis, Terrace, Southern wall, Inscription DPe

Kupan, Achaemenid rock tomb

Bishapur, Relief 6, General view along the rock

Persepolis, Treasury

Naqš-e Rustam, Ka'bah-e Zardusht and Achaemenid tomb I

Bishapur, Relief 2, Standard bearers

Susa, Palace of Darius, First Court

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Sacae

Gullies near the Caspian Gate

Persepolis, Apadana, Door holes

Khusrau II the Victorious

Yazd, Modern Zoroastrian fire sanctuary

Susa, Palace of Darius, Treasury

Persepolis, Treasury, Statue of Penelope

Firuzabad, Palace of Ardašir, Great Iwan and Pool

Firuzabad, Palace of Ardašir, Central room, seen from the gallery

Silver bowl with inscription A1 Vase A of Artaxerxes I Makrocheir

Behistun, Unfinished Sasanian palace

Pasargadae, Twisters on the plain

Takht-e Rostam, The platform itself

Susa, Inscription A2Sd

Persepolis, Palace of Artaxerxes, Relief of lion and bull

Persepolis, Tripylon, Northern staircase, Relief of bull and lion

Taq-e Bostan, Large cave, Ahuramazda

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Babylonians

Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, Achaemenid vase with an inscription of king Xerxes

Persepolis, Tripylon, Southern gate

Persepolis, Hall of 100 Columns, Northwestern gate, Bull

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Cappadocia

DPc (drawing)

Family tree of the later Pharnacids

Bishapur, Palace, Mosaic of a musician

Naqš-e Rustam, Equestrian relief of Hormizd II

Susa, Statue of Darius, Darius' name as cartouche: drjwS (drawing)

Persepolis, Tomb of Artaxerxes II Mnemon

Pasargadae, Tall-e Takht, North wall

Barm-e Dilak, General view

Persepolis, Terrace, Stones

Susa, Western edge of the terrace

Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject hlw3 (OP. Haraiva = Aria)

Van, CItadel, Inscription of Xerxes

Persepolis, Apadana, North Stairs, Tribute Bearers, Syrians

Persepolis, Tomb of Artaxerxes III Ochus

Yazd, Northwestern "tower of silence" (1)

Damghan, Sasanian relief

Susa, Apadana, Inscription DSf (Babylonian)

Takht-e Rostam from the northwest

Map of Alexander's Zagros Campaign

Persepolis at sunset

Behistun Inscription, fragment 10

Naqš-e Rustam, Rock cuts

Behistun Inscription, fragment 24

Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Carians

Persepolis, Unfinished Gate, Bulls

Naqš-e Rustam, Basin

Behistun Inscription, fragment 35

Ladjvard, Sasanian king, perhaps Peroz

Persepolis, Palace of Darius, Inscription DPa

The Zagros, near Semirom