Ecbatana, the capital of the ancient Median empire Rhagae, Religious center in ancient Median empire (J. Lendering)

The First Charter of the Rights of Nations, 539 BCE Cyrus the Great: The decree of return for the Jewish people, 539 BCE (C.F. Horne) The art of Achaemenids (E. Porada) Pasargadae (Oldest of the capitals of the ancient Achaemenid empire) Persepolis Susa, Favourite residence of the Persian king Darius the Great Darius the Great's Inscription at Naqshe Rostam Words of Darius the Great in Bisotoun's Inscription Achaemenid army (A.Sh. Shahbazi) Immortals (Elite regiment in the ancient Achaemenid Empire)(Jona Lendering) Royal Road, 5th century BCE (J. Lendering) The Persian Wars (L. C. Stecchini) The Life of Cyrus The Great (Xenophon) Histories of Herodotus (A reference of Persian Empire of Achaemenian era) Histories of Herodotus (A reference of Persian Empire of Achaemenian era)

The Art of Parthians (E. Porada) Parthian Army (A.Sh. Shahbazi) Ctesiphon (The capital of the Parthians & Sassanids) (J. Lendering) General Surena (The Hero of Carrhae) (S. Suren-Pahlav)

A review of Sassanid images & inscriptions (A. Mahmoudabadi) Ardeshir-e Papakan (C.F. Horne) Emperor Ardeshir & the cycle of history (R. Frye) The Art of Sassanians (E. Porada) Sassanid Army (A.Sh. Shahbazi) Manichaeism (The Forgotten Religion of Sassanid era) Mazdakism (A religious & social movement)

Saffarid Dynasty, 861-900 CE Samanid Dynasty, 819-999 CE (Cyrus Shahmiri) Turks & Mongols, 10th-15th century CE Ismailieh (Assassins), 11th century CE Safavid Empire, 1502-1736 (S. Ghasemi) Afsharid Dynasty (Nader Shah), 1736-1757 Zand Dynasty, 1757-1794 Qajar Dynasty, 1794-1925 The Qajar class structure (A. Ashraf) Constitutional Revolution, 1906-1911

Oil Nationalization, 1949-1951 The 1953 Coup The post-Mosaddeq era & Shah's White Revolution

Iran after the 1979 Revolution Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 The post-Mosaddeq era & Shah's White Revolution