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Iran's historical and urban settlements are dating back to 4000 B.C. Iran's history as a nation of people speaking an Indo-European language started in the middle of the second millennium B.C.


The movie - IRAN: Seven Faces of a Civilization

A new discovery in the oldest civilization



Historic periods & events


The Elamite Empire, 2500-644 BCE (C. Shahmiri)

The art of the ancient Iran (E. Porada)

The Median Empire, 728-550 BCE

The Achaemenid Empire, 550-330 BCE


The Parthian Empire, 247 BCE-224 CE

The Sassanid Empire, 224-642 CE

Islamic Conquest, 636 CE

Pahlavi Dynasty, 1925-1979

The 1979 Revolution




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