In the late decades of the sixth century B.C., the founding fathers of the Achaemenid Persian Empire conceived and created exceptional centers of power. New styles of monumental architecture and…
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A glance at the considerable number of studies focused on the Achaemenid empire in the past decades reveals the everlasting popularity of this period in the history of Iranian archaeology….
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Ali Mousavi is a Senior Pourdavoud Research Scholar and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Iranian Archaeology in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures. He studied in Lyon, France, and…
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This digital fall reception celebrated the continued success of the Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World. In the company of Dr. Anahita Naficy Lovelace and Mr. Jim…
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Achaemenid Religious Monuments: An Archaeological Perspective Much has been written on the religions of the Achaemenid empire, but scholarship centered on the physical places of worship and the practice of…
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