Persians Collection (page 2)

Gold bowl and jar from Oxus Treasure. 5th-4th centuries BC
Oxus Treasure. Gold bowls and jar. 5th-4th centuries BC. From Takht-i Kuwad, Tajikistan. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Gold amulet from Oxus Treasure. 5th-4th centuries BC
Oxus Treasure. Gold armlet with ends in the form of winged monsters with griffin head low relief. 5th-4th centuries BC. From Takht-i Kuwad, Tajikistan. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Part of the Trophy Column. 5th century BC. Archaeological Mu
Part of the Trophy Column, built to commemorate the Battle of Marathon after the defeat of the Persians by the Athenians. 5th century BC. Archaeological Museum of Marathon. Greece

Philip Ii / Macedon / Anon
KING PHILIP OF MACEDON Greek ruler and soldier, conquered all Greece and defeated the Persians; father of Alexander Date: 382 - 336 BC

Persian Cat wearing red Father Christmas hat and red bow tie in a basket

Two Persians on horseback clutching a brass ring - perhaps competing in a test of horsemanship.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of

Garden of the Persians and Hebrews.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages. 1798

IRAN. Persepolis. Apadana or Audience Hall of Darius I. Cort觥 of Babylonians delivering to the king vases full of gold and silver. Decorations of the eastern side of the staircase

Tomb of Artaxerxes II. ca. 358 BC. IRAN. FARS. Naqsh-e Rustam. Artaxerxes II tomb. Persian art. Achaemenid period

Plate decorated with a warrior, 10th c. Glazed Terracotta. Persian art. Ceramics. IRAN. Tehran. Irans National Museum. Foroughi collection

IRAN. FARS. Naqsh-e Rustam. Necropolis with tombs carved into the rock of the Achaemenid Persian kings Darius I, Xerxes I and Artaxerxes. Persian art. Achaemenid period. Architecture

Head of Achaemenid Prince. 5th C. BC - 4th C. BC. Lapis lazuli. Persian art. Achaemenid period. Sculpture. IRAN. Tehran. Archaeological Museum. Proc: IRAN. FARS. Persepolis

A speech in Teheran
A group of Persians listen to a speech made by a representative of the Shah to instil loyalty in his subjects. Date: 1909

Lamartine En Voyage
ALPHONSE-MARIE-LOUIS LAMARTINE visiting Thermopylae in Greece where the Spartans held the Persians, amazes his guide by exclaiming wih all his force Leonidas ! (Spartan king) Date: 1790 - 1869

Thessaloniki, Greece - Triumphal Arch of Galetius
Thessaloniki - The 4th century Triumphal Arch of Galerius, part of the Rotunda Complex. Date: circa 1930s

Thessaloniki - The 4th century Triumphal Arch of Galerius, part of the Rotunda Complex. Date: circa 1910s

Shahnameh. The Book of Kings. 16th c. Sohnab turns up in Rostams tent. 16th c. Persian art. Safavid period. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Chantilly. Mus饠 Cond頨 Cond頍 useum)

Shahnameh. The Book of Kings. 16th c. Combat between Bijene and Firoud. 16th c. Hindu art.; Persian art. Safavid period. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Chantilly

Shahnameh. The Book of Kings. 16th c. Faridun s
Shahnameh. The Book of Kings. 16th c. Fariduns sons marry the three Daughters of Sero, King of Yemen. Gouache on paper. F03v. Persian art. Safavid period. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Chantilly

Miltiades The Younger (c. 554 BC probably 489 BC). Athenian strategist. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

IRAN. FARS. Persepolis. Tripylon or Triple Gate Hall.. Persian art. Achaemenid period

IRAN. FARS. Naqsh-e Rustam. Fire Temple. Persian art. Achaemenid period

IRAN. FARS. Naqsh-e Rustam. Bas-relief with the coronation of Ardeshir. Persian art. Sasanian art

Palace of Darius I. 6th c. BC. IRAN. FARS. Persepolis. Palace of Darius. Persian art. Achaemenid period

Funerary urn. Relief depicting a hero fighting against the Persians. Etruscan art. Relief on rock. Proc: ITALY. Chiusi

The Wall Street Persians and the Washington Egyptians. Illustration shows the battle of Pelusium with the Persians identified as having Vested Interests (looking like Chauncey M)

MARATHON
The mountains look on Marathon, and Marathon looks on the sea (Byron) - scene of battle between Athenians and Persians (490 BCE) and the run bearing the news of victory. Date: 1850

Imams in Iran
Image of two Imams chatting man to man in Iran Date: circa 1910s

Smoke / Orange Persians
Two Persian cats, one smoke and one orange, sit together. Date: 1903

Tabby / Orange Persians
Two Persian cats, one silver tabby and one orange-and-white, sit together. Date: 1903

Tabby / Silver Persians
Two Persian cats, one brown tabby and one silver, lie together. Date: 1903

B / W Persian Cats
Two Persian cats sit together, one black and one white. Date: 1903

Blue / Cream Persian Cats
Two Persian cats, one blue and one cream, sit together. Date: 1903

Serpentine Column and Theodosius Obelisk
The three intertwined bronze serpents were the base of a trophy which once stood in the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. Dedicated to the God Apollo by the 31 Greek cities who defeated the Persians at

Costume / Ancient Persia
ANCIENT PERSIA Clothing worn by Ancient Persians

Greece Thermopylae
Scene of the battle in 480 BCE when 300 Spartans and 700 Thespians fought a heroic defensive action against invading Persians under Xerxes

Derbendt Russia
The town of Derbendt or Derbent, now in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, but once part of Persia. Figures in local dress and camels are in the foreground, with the walled city and hills beyond

Sphinx - Persians
at the time of the Persian invasion of Egypt

Publius L Valerianus
PUBLIUS LICINIUS VALERIANUS Roman emperor captured by the Persians, fate unknown

Persian Spy Observes
A Persian spy hides behind some rocks observing the Spartan troops of Leonidas before reporting back to Xerxes, his king, that the Greeks are few in number

ALCIBIADES (450 - 404 BC
ALCIBIADES Athenian general; though a friend of Socrates, he was dissolute in private and a traitor in his public life; assassinated by the Persians

Daniels Vision
He has a vision of four beasts coming from the sea : they represent the four monarchies of the Assyrians, the Persians, the Greeks and the Romans

Destruction of Mogul Emp
The Persians under Nadir Shah take Delhi and destroy the Mogul empire

Sacrificing a Sheep
The Spartan general Pausanias sacrifices a sheep before engaging the Persians at Plataea : he wins the battle, though whether because of his sacrifice, only the gods know

Iran / Hormuz C1600
From 1514 the Portuguese controlled this trading centre, constructing a citadel which was taken in 1622 by Persians aided by the English East India Company

Alexander at Granicus
Alexander the Great defeats Persians on the river Granicus

Cambyses Ii / Spamer / 525Bc
Cambyses II, ruler of the Achaemenid Persians, conquers Egypt and causes great offence by slaying the sacred Apis bull of Memphis

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