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The aim of this article is to reappraise the features of the ancient Iranian cults for men to highlight the main differences with the Greek ones. For instance, authors such as Herodotus or Theopompus, gave interesting insights in the liturgies and the ...
Lorenzo Paoletti
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“Tabula Rasa” planning: creative destruction and building a new urban identity in Tehran [PDF]
The concept of Tabula Rasa, as a desire for sweeping renewal and creating a potential site for the construction of utopian dreams, is presupposition of Modern Architecture.
Mehan, Asma
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ABSTRACT The site of Dadan, in the al‐ʿUlā valley, is one of the major and longest‐settled ancient oasis settlements in northwest Arabia. As part of the Saudi‐French Dadan Archaeological Project (CNRS/RCU/AFALULA), a study of its pre‐Islamic ceramic assemblage has been underway since 2020.
Shadi Shabo +2 more
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ABSTRACT This study investigates long‐term impacts of empires on local socio‐ecosystems in western Anatolia (modern western Türkiye) over the past four millennia. We focus on Buldan Yayla Lake, located in a small mountain basin north of the Büyük Menderes (Great Meander) River valley.
Sabina Fiołna +7 more
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Greco-Persian wars: View from Persia
The aim of this paper is to examine some of the evidences, both Old-Persian and Greek ones, which can reflect Persian views on the Greco-Persian wars. The paper is based on the comparative analysis of the Persian epigraphic material and Greek literary ...
E.V. Rung, E.A. Venidiktova
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‘Zionism as the Legacy of Cyrus’: (Online) Proxy Nationalism of Diasporic Iranians
ABSTRACT This paper focuses on examining the online activities of a group of diasporic Iranians who exhibit Israeli proxy nationalism online by openly expressing support for Israel and Zionism. By analysing posts, reposts and comments made on X after the Hamas‐led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 using the hashtag #IraniansStandWithIsrael, the paper ...
Ladan Rahbari
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A Review and Textual Criticism of the Epic Book of Salarnameh [PDF]
Salarnameh is an epic book based on the style of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, in which the history of Iran has been depicted from the beginning until the reign of Mozaffar al-Din Shah Qajar.
Hamidreza Kharazmi
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The Epistemic Challenge to Democratic Resilience: A Late‐Classical Athenian Institutional Solution
ABSTRACT Democratic erosion is an increasingly worrying phenomenon, affecting not only both young and transitional democracies but also more consolidated ones. A particularly important aspect of this process (in its contemporary incarnation) is that, because of its subtle and incrementalist character, it is difficult to perceive by citizens, who often ...
Alexandru Volacu
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A Survey on Ethnic Foods and Desserts of Mohr City in Fars
Ethnic foods, a distinctive part of a cultural group or nation, have recently attracted scientists' attention because of their potential health benefits.
Parmis Badr, Sedigheh Khademian
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A city and its landscape across time: Samarkand in the ancient Sogdiana (Uzbekistan) [PDF]
Located in the heartland of Central Asia, Samarkand has always been an economic, cultural, ethnic, linguistic and religious hub along the ancient Silk Road.
Mantellini, S.
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