Web Directory

» A Collection of Contracts from Mesopotamia
   Covering areas of sales and purchases, rentals, labor contracts, co-partnerships, loans and mortgages, bankruptcy, power of attorney, marriage, divorce, adoption, and inheritance.
   http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/mesopotamia-contracts.html

» Accounts of Persian Despotism and Law
   Narrations found in Herodotus's The Histories, written c. 430 B.C. and The Book of Esther, written c. 300 B.C.
   http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/persianlaw.html

» Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions from Persepolis in Electronic Form
   An article containing images as written by Matthew W. Stolper.
   http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/pubs/nn/spr98_ari.html

» Ancient Mesopotamia
   Visit sites within Babylon, Assyria, and Persia through the many images.
   http://joseph_berrigan.tripod.com/

» Artaxerxes III Chronicle
   A tablet dealing with the sack of Sidon c.346 B.C.E.
   http://www.livius.org/cg-cm/chronicles/abc9/artaxerxes.html

» Avesta - Zoroastrian Archives
   A significant collection of Zoroastrian texts.
   http://www.avesta.org/avesta.html

» Ctesiphon
   one of the great cities of ancient Mesopotamia and the capital of Persia.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctesiphon

» Farvardyn
   Source on religions, culture, civilization, rituals and ceremonies of the gateway of the east, and provides information on holy and dead languages of the lost world of Iran.
   http://www.farvardyn.com/

» Gorgan
   History of region of Varkana located southeast of the Caspian Sea.
   http://medlem.spray.se/davidgorgan/History.html

» Iran Highlights
   Visiting historical sites, includes general information, facts, and images.
   http://www.key2persia.com/Iran_highlights.htm

» Iran in the Bible
   Persia and its people according to the Bible, including images, audio, and links.
   http://www.farsinet.com/iranbibl/

» List of Kings of Persia
   Listing of dynasties and the rulers.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Kings

» On The Customs of the Persians
   Paper by Herodotus.
   http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/herodotus-persians.html

» Persepolis and Ancient Iran
   Document on architecture, reliefs, and finds of the palaces at Persepolis, prehistoric mound of Tall-i-Bakun, Islamic city mound, and aerial survey flights with photographs.
   http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/PA/IRAN/PAAI/PAAI.html

» Persia
   Links to online articles.
   http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook05.html

» Persia and the Greeks - The Defence of the West, C. 546- 478 B.C
   Andrew Robert Burn provides a fairly balanced view of the Achaemenids in their dealings with the Greeks, 1962 by subscription.
   http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=1369969

» Persian Empire
   A detailed account of the empire that includes photographs, maps, chart, and links.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Persia

» PersianEmpire.info
   Articles on the Medians, Achaemenids, Seleucids, Parthians, and the Sassanids. Features mp3 lectures, royal lines, and timeline.
   http://persianempire.info/

» Perspolis
   Images of ruins with comments.
   http://persia.org/imagemap/perspolis.html

» Queen Tomyris of the Massagetai and the Defeat of the Persians
   Written account by Herodotus.
   http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/tomyris.html

» Sassanian Empire
   Coinage list by king and date.
   http://www.grifterrec.com/coins/sasania/sasanian.html

» The Decree of Return for the Jews
   As written by Kurash (Cyrus) the Great.
   http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/539cyrus1.html

» The Persians
   Informational background on the empire and its leaders.
   http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/MESO/PERSIANS.HTM

» The Persians Reject Democracy/Darius' State
   An excerpt from Herodotus's The History.
   http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/herodotus-persdemo.html

» The Seal of Darius the Great
   Description of an owned item with images and illustrations.
   http://www.livius.org/da-dd/darius/darius_i_t11.html

» The Selections of Zadspram
   A ninth century Pahlavi compilation of excerpts from the Avesta and Zand that reflects basic elements of the faith, containing both orthodox and heterodox doctrines.
   http://eawc.evansville.edu/anthology/zadspram.htm

» Women in Ancient Persia, 559-331 B.C
   A picture of women and their economic and political importance in the empire by Maria Brosius, 1998 by subscription.
   http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=59181013