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Alania
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Alania was a medieval kingdom of the Alans that flourished between the 9th and 13th centuries in the Northern Caucasus area, inhabited by the Iranian-speaking Alans and various native north Caucasian
The Darial Gorge on a 19th-century photo by Alexander Roinashvili. On the hill behind the modern Russian fortress are the remains of the medieval bord
The Darial Gorge on a 19th-century photo by Alexander Roinashvili. On the hill behind the modern Russian fortress are the remains of the medieval border castle (sometimes called "Tamara's castle") separating Alania from Georgia.
Surviving architectural monuments of the Alanian kingdom include three churches in Arkhyz, the Shoana Church, and the Senty Church.
Surviving architectural monuments of the Alanian kingdom include three churches in Arkhyz, the Shoana Church, and the Senty Church.
Greek seal of Gabriel, exousiokrator and king of Alania, c. 1030–1045
Greek seal of Gabriel, exousiokrator and king of Alania, c. 1030–1045
Possible depiction of an 11th-century Alan king, perhaps Durgulel the Great, in the Senty church
Possible depiction of an 11th-century Alan king, perhaps Durgulel the Great, in the Senty church
Aryan
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Aryan, or Arya, is a term originating from the ethno-cultural self-designation of the Indo-Iranians. It stood in contrast to nearby outsiders, whom they designated as non-Aryan. In ancient India, the
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…the capital, Maghas, in the process. The name Alania derives from the Old Iranian stem *Aryāna-, a derivative form of the Indo-Iranian stem *arya- ('Aryan'). It is cognate with the name of Iran (Ērān), which stems from the Old Persian *Aryānām ('of the Aryans'). In other sources, they are mentioned as…
One of the earliest epigraphically attested reference to the word arya occurs in the 6th-century BCE Behistun inscription, which describes itself as h
One of the earliest epigraphically attested reference to the word arya occurs in the 6th-century BCE Behistun inscription, which describes itself as having been composed "in arya [language or script]" (§ 70). As is also the case for all other Old Iranian language usage, the arya of the inscription does not signify anything but "Iranian".
Full figure of Darius trampling rival Gaumata
Full figure of Darius trampling rival Gaumata
Head of Darius with crenellated crown
Head of Darius with crenellated crown
Arthur de Gobineau (1816–1882)
Arthur de Gobineau (1816–1882)