Videos

At its height, the Sasanian Empire controlled a territory that extended from Egypt to Central Asia and, for many years, it was the most forbidding rival of the Roman Empire. This video presents the art of the Sassanians...

Persian architecture has always been a source of pride for Iranians, attracting tourists from around the world to its unique features and remarkable achievements.

The greatest city ever burnt down by Alexander the Great (r. 336 - 323 BCE): Persepolis.

Images of Persian art accompanied by a poem by Rumi (1207 - 1273 CE) and Persian music.

A video about the languages spoken in ancient Mesopotamia.

This video explores the ancient art and architecture Fars province of Iran, where that the Sassanians first established their empire.

Persian art from Persepolis, Persian Art generally, Persian History, Iran, Architecture, Persian Garden, Persian Painting.

Persian art at the Louvre Museum, Paris, France. There are art pieces from the Royal Palace in Susa from the Achaemenids, the Persian Empire founded by Cyrus the Great (d. 530 BCE). King Darius the Great (r...

A superb collection of Persian-Iranian Art from a brief visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, USA. Including some Sumerian pieces.

Mesopotamia is an ancient region in the Middle East, east of the Mediterranean by the Zagros mountains, between the two rivers Tigris and Euphrates. The name ‘Mesopotamia’ comes from the Greek meaning...