President unveils Achaemenid clay tablets recently returned from U.S. - Tehran Times - www.tehrantimes.com/news/504723/...
TEHRAN – On Tuesday, President Masoud Pezeshkian, accompanied by his Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts unveiled 30 Achaemenid clay tablets at the National Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran.
@IrnaEnglish: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian unveiled a portion of the Achaemenid tablets recently returned to Iran at the National Museum, Tuesday, October 8, 2024. https://t.co/50WXT6cErh
I may not always be as alert as I should be and I may not hit my review targets every month, but at least nothing I am in charge of has been annexed by the Achaemenid Empire.
What is now Turkey was once part of the Achaemenid Empire, whose penultimate monarch was named Arses. Hence Eyupsultan was originally called Eyup! Arses! That last part may be a lie.
Arses was an Achaemenid king of Persia who reigned from November 338–June 336 bc. He was the youngest son of Artaxerxes III Ochus and Atossa. Arses had been placed on the throne by the eunuch Bagoas, ...
@IrnaEnglish: At the same time, as Iran’s President @drpezeshkian returned from New York to Iran, 1100 historical tablets belonging to the Achaemenid era and Darius I were repatriated from US to Iran.
@IranIntl_En: The Iranian government announced that coinciding with President Masoud Pezeshkian's return from New York, 1,100 historical tablets from the Achaemenid era, dating back to the reign of Darius I, were repatriated to Iran from the US. These ancient artifacts are inscribed in cuneiform and
Those Achaemenid favourables need to be driven up too
A recent YouGov opinion poll showed that the favorability of the Roman Empire is higher than that of the Visigoths, the Huns, and even the Holy Roman Empire. How many respondents actually know where/when/who these empires were? today.yougov.com/entertainmen...
Achaemenid Empire disappointed by these results, given the popularity of roads, infrastructure, postal service and organised bureaucracy in single issue polling.
Detail of a glazed-brick panel from the Achaemenid city of Susa, depicting a Persian archer. The Charter of the Susa palace states that the baked bricks at the palace, dating back to around 510 bce, were the work of the Babylonians, who perfected this glazed brick bas-relief style in Babylon. ㅤ
