Iranian History/Bibliography
Ancient Iran
editAncient pre-historic Iran
editAriai, A., and C. Thibault, 1975-77 "Nouvelles precisions à propos de l'outillage paleolithique ancient sur galets du Khorassan (Iran)," Paleorient 3, Pp. 101-8.
Biglari, F. and Shidrang, S. 2006 The Lower Paleolithic Occupation of Iran, Near Eastern Archaeology 69(3–4): 160-168
Biglari, F.2007 The Lower and Middle Paleolithic Occupations of Iran: A Brief Review, In Iran, Fragments from Paradise, pp.31-39, Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, Mexico City
Smith, P. 1986. Paleolithic archaeology in Iran (The American Institute of Iranian Studies Monograph 1). Philadelphia (PA): The University Museum
- CHN report: Zayandeh Rood Civilization Linked to Marvdasht and Sialk, 30 August 2005
- CHN report: Jiroft Inscription, Oldest Evidence of Written Language, 12 January 2006
- CHN report: Sialk Ziggurat, the Oldest in the World, Iranian Archeologist". Accessed Jan 30, 2007. Link: [2]
The Achaemenids
editThe Medes and the Early Achaemenids
edit- The Seven Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World by George Rawlinson, M.A., Volume 2.
- History of Zoroastrianism by Maneckji Nusservanji Dhalla, Oxford University Press, New York, 1938.
- The Zend-Avesta Part I The Vendidad, Translated by James Darmesteter, Sacred Books of the East, Volume 4, Oxford University Press, 1880.
- The Gospel of Zarathushtra by Duncan Greenlees, World Gospel Series
- A. Kuhrt "The Cyrus Cylinder and Achaemenid imperial policy" in Journal of Studies of the Old Testament 25 pp. 83-97; R.J. van der Spek, "Did Cyrus the Great introduce a new policy towards subdued nations? Cyrus in Assyrian perspective" in Persica 10 pp. 273-285; British Museum, The Cyrus Cylinder. The most recent translation, based on the collation by Hanspeter Schaudig, can be found here.
The Era of the Three Dariuses
edit- The Sculptures and Inscriptions of Darius the Great, E.A.Wallis Budge, Longmans and Co, 1907.
- The Seven Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World by George Rawlinson, M.A., Volume 2, The Fourth Monarchy -- Persia.
The Seleucids
edit- The Seven Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World by George Rawlinson, M.A., Volume 3, The Sixth Monarchy - Parthia.
- The Seleucids By Józef Wolski, Polska Akademia Umiejętności, 1999.
- The House of Seleucus By Edwyn Robert Bevan, 1902.
- Judas Maccabaeus: The Jewish Struggle Against the Seleucids By Bezalel Bar-Kochva, 1989.
- Persia II: From the Seleucids to the Sassanids By Vladimir Grigor'evich Lukonin, James Hogarth, 1971.
- The End of the Seleucids By Alfred Raymond Bellinger, 1949.
The Parthians
editThe Early Parthians
edit- The Seven Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World by George Rawlinson, M.A., Volume 3, The Sixth Monarchy - Parthia.
The Later Parthians
edit- The Seven Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World by George Rawlinson, M.A., Volume 3, The Sixth Monarchy - Parthia.
- India's Parthian colony: On the origin of the Pallava empire of Dravidia, Article by Dr. Samar Abbas, May 14, 2003,The Iranian
The Sassanians
editThe Early Sassanians
edit- The Seven Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World by George Rawlinson, M.A., Volume 3, The Seventh Monarchy -- The Sassanian or New Persian Empire
- Karnamik-i-Ardashir or The Records of Ardashir from The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East by Charles F. Horne, (New York: Parke, Austin, & Lipscomb, 1917), Vol. VII: Ancient Persia, pp. 225-253.
- An Introduction to Manichaeism by Prods Oktor Skjaervo.
- Richard Frye, The Heritage of Persia.
The Middle Sassanian Period 379-488 AD
edit- The Seven Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World by George Rawlinson, M.A., Volume 3, The Seventh Monarchy -- The Sassanian or New Persian Empire
- Tales of the Punjab by Flora Annie Steel
- The Mysteries of Mithra by Franz Cumont, Translated from the second revised French edition by Thomas J.McCormack, Chicago,Open Court[1903]
- The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire by Alexander Berzin, 1996
Qobad I and the Two Khusros
edit- The Seven Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World by George Rawlinson, M.A., Volume 3, The Seventh Monarchy -- The Sassanian or New Persian Empire
- The Reforms of Chosroes Anushirvan ('Of the Immortal Soul'), Excerpted from The History of Ancient Iran by Richard Nelson Frye.
Downfall of the Sassanian Empire
edit- The Seven Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World by George Rawlinson, M.A., Volume 3, The Seventh Monarchy -- The Sassanian or New Persian Empire
- Causes of the Downfall of the Sassanian Empire, Article by Rashid Shahmardan from Vohuman.org.
- An Historical and Descriptive Account of Persia from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by James B. Fraser, Esq., Published by Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh and Simpkin & Marshall, London, 1834.
Last Remnants of Sassanid Rule
edit- Pirooz in China:Defeated Persian army takes refuge, Article by Frank Wong, August 11, 2000, The Iranian.
The Advent of Islam
editThe Islamic Conquest of Iran
edit- Biography of Salman Al farsi. from Naqshbandhi Sufi website Naqshbandi.Org.
- A.I. Akram, The Sword of Allah: Khalid bin al-Waleed, His Life and Campaigns, Nat. Publishing. House, Rawalpindi (1970) ISBN 0-7101-0104-X.
- The Seven Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World by George Rawlinson, M.A., Volume 3, The Seventh Monarchy -- The Sassanian or New Persian Empire
- An Historical and Descriptive Account of Persia from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by James B. Fraser, Esq., Published by Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh and Simpkin & Marshall, London, 1834.
The Umayyad Caliphate
edit- G.R. Hawting, The first dynasty of Islam: the Umayyad caliphate, AD 661-750 (London, 2000), 4.
The Age of Literary Accomplishments
edit- The Gospel of Zarathushtra by Duncan Greenlees, Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar, Madras.
- An Historical and Descriptive Account of Persia from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by James B. Fraser, Esq., Published by Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh and Simpkin & Marshall, London, 1834.
- Pahlavi Texts, Part I: (SBE 5) The Bundahis, Bahman Yast and Shayâst Lâ-Shâyast, E.W.West, 1880.
- Pahlavi Texts, Part II (SBE 18) The Dâdistân-î Dînîk and the Epistles of Mânûskîhar, E.W.West, 1882.
- Pahlavi Texts, Part III (SBE 24) Dînâ-î Maînôg-î Khirad, Sikand-gûmânîk Vigâr, and the Sad Dar, E.W.West, 1885.
- Pahlavi Texts, Part IV (SBE 37) Contents of the Nasks, E.W.West, 1892.
- Pahlavi Texts, Part V (SBE 47) Marvels of Zoroastrianism, E.W.West, 1897.
Modern Iran
editAyatollah Khomeini and the Islamic Revolution
edit- History of Iran, From Iran Chamber website.