In the beginning of the Sassanid reign in Iran, a king who was appointed by the Parthians, ruled over Kajaran, a district in Bam. A man, who was the father to seven sons (vad), called Haftvad, lived in that territory. He came to a great fortune through the spell of a wo More
In the beginning of the Sassanid reign in Iran, a king who was appointed by the Parthians, ruled over Kajaran, a district in Bam. A man, who was the father to seven sons (vad), called Haftvad, lived in that territory. He came to a great fortune through the spell of a worm (kerm), until Artaxerxes decided to destroy him. Artaxerxes gathered a great army and headed for Kajaran or Kalalan (as cited in “Karnameh”). With the help of the traitorous courtiers he killed the worm, destroyed Haftvad, and set Bahram’s fire there; as a result, the name of the city Kerman has been related to kerm (worm).
This study, firstly, presents the myth of Haftvad and its relation to Kerman and Bam and then proves that the name of Kerman has no connection to the kerm (worm) of Haftvad, and that the city has existed long before the formation of the myth
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In the old ancient history of Iran country ,the same name for different people in the length of time.kings of Iran like Egyptian and Assyrian’s kings , used their ancestor’s names , for example , Okhoos named himself “DariusII” and kodman named h More
In the old ancient history of Iran country ,the same name for different people in the length of time.kings of Iran like Egyptian and Assyrian’s kings , used their ancestor’s names , for example , Okhoos named himself “DariusII” and kodman named himself “DariudIII” and Besoos named himself “ArtaxerxesIV”. Iranian special names were according to their esteem, reputation and magnificence . Each name had an inheritance of old times that with individual identity and the culture of that territory.Some of Iranian names have been changed as result of intermingle with Grecian language.
Names are a symbol of culture in society and for protecting cultural inheritance , it is completely necessary to record these names that are used currently today .In this text meanings , etymology and derivational case of Achaemanian king’s name have been mentioned. And with the reference of historian reports , inscriptions, interpretations and opinions of Orientals that have had researches in this cases the matter will be researched
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The Battle of Salamis took place in 480, near Athens, between the Persians and the Greeks and permanently blocked the Persian’ advance westward. Herodotus' account of this battle has caused much controversy. This article intends to analyze Herodotus' account of th More
The Battle of Salamis took place in 480, near Athens, between the Persians and the Greeks and permanently blocked the Persian’ advance westward. Herodotus' account of this battle has caused much controversy. This article intends to analyze Herodotus' account of the Battle of Salamis using the method of narrative analysis? The findings of this study show that Herodotus, the most important narrator of this battle, has made the Salamis a catastrophic defeat among the Persian’s defeats. To convey the message to its addressees that the Persians had been claiming to occupy Greece since entering Asia Minor, and that only the victories of the Greeks in Marathon, Salamis, and Plataea had blocked their advance forever. In his account of the Battle of Salamis, he refrains from addressing the principle of battle, instead focusing on reporting issues before and after the war. From Herodotus’ point of view, Salamis was the end point of the Persian Wars, which was rooted in the defeat the Marathon, and the defeat of Xerxes brought freedom and liberation from slavery to the Greeks.
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With the conquest of Babylon,Cyrus and the Achaemenid court became acquainted with the structures of Babylonian and Mesopotamian agricultural economics.On the one hand,this structure was based on the rich temples of Babylon,which in addition to the vast agricultural lan More
With the conquest of Babylon,Cyrus and the Achaemenid court became acquainted with the structures of Babylonian and Mesopotamian agricultural economics.On the one hand,this structure was based on the rich temples of Babylon,which in addition to the vast agricultural lands belonging to the temples,played an important role in the economy and agriculture of Babylon by providing loans and agricultural inputs to small and large Babylonian farmers.In addition, wealthy Babylonian families competed with the temples of Babylon by setting up private agricultural credit enterprises and lending seeds,cattle,and land.Despite the abundance of wealth and facilities of the temples of Babylon,but with the Achaemenid domination of Babylon,the role and economic power of the temples of Babylon was greatly reduced and instead the role and economic power of the agricultural enterprises of Babylon,especially Egibi and Murašu were greatly increased.But this process eventually stopped and the activities of these enterprises were abruptly ended at the beginning of Xerxes'reign.In this research,the causes of these issues and the policies of the Achaemenids in this regard are analyzed and also the results of these policies are analyzed.The results of this study indicate that the Achaemenids deliberately implemented such a policy in order to consolidate their dominance and the foundations of their authority in Babylon.There is also evidence of the failure of this Achaemenid policy in Babylon and its impact on the unrest and revolts of Babylon in the time of Xerxes.This article has been prepared based on the available evidence of the library and historical and analytical research methods.
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This article strives to explain the factors leading to the prominence of the Goddess Anahita in that particular epoque based on the evidence found in the inscriptions in the Achaemanid era, and Aban Yasht in Avesta. Also reference is made to the writings of Greek histor More
This article strives to explain the factors leading to the prominence of the Goddess Anahita in that particular epoque based on the evidence found in the inscriptions in the Achaemanid era, and Aban Yasht in Avesta. Also reference is made to the writings of Greek historians to justify the significance of the Goddess Anahita, at the time of the drought, happening probably during the reign of Artaxerxes II. The climate of Iran’s plateau is also taken into consideration.
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