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Achaemenid Empire period relief showing a Median soldier standing behind a Persian soldier
Achaemenid Empire period relief showing a Median soldier standing behind a Persian soldier
Close up of the Behistun inscription by Darius the Great.
Close up of the Behistun inscription by Darius the Great.
Persia with part of the Ottoman Empire, 1872
Persia with part of the Ottoman Empire, 1872
Aryan
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)