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‘Zionism as the Legacy of Cyrus’: (Online) Proxy Nationalism of Diasporic Iranians

Nations and Nationalism, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 907-917, October 2025.
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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THE PERSIAN ROYAL TENT AND CEREMONIAL OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT

, 2017
From 330 b.c. Alexander transformed his court by adopting a number of court personnel and practices from the Achaemenids. This included the adoption by the king of a mixed Persian and Macedonian royal costume, proskynēsis, Persian spear-bearers and ...
Andrew W. Collins
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The Epistemic Challenge to Democratic Resilience: A Late‐Classical Athenian Institutional Solution

Constellations, Volume 32, Issue 3, Page 394-403, September 2025.
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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The Introduction of Writing into Achaemenid Gandhāra and the Origin of Pāṇini’s Grammar [PDF]

In this article, I argue that the composition of Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī (fourth century bce), a sophisticated derivational grammar of Sanskrit, was made possible by the introduction of writing into ancient India in the wake of the Achaemenids’ conquest of ...

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Regional onset of Holocene drying period estimated from sand deposit analyses in Kharga Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

Journal of Quaternary Science, Volume 40, Issue 6, Page 1106-1119, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Desertification in North Africa has progressed rapidly over the past 6000 years. The occupation of Egypt by the Achaemenid Persians and Romans occurred even in hyperarid climates. Understanding the process of environmental changes on a regional scale may improve knowledge of how people developed technologies and adapted to the natural ...
Makiko Watanabe, Hiroyuki Kamei
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Male homoerotic practices in Achaemenid Persia: an overview

Archai: Revista de Estudos sobre as Origens do Pensamento Ocidental
Descriptions of Ancient Persian male homoeroticism come mainly from Classical sources, which, however, seem to present divergent testimonies regarding this practice.
Matheus Treuk Medeiros de Araujo
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Economic role and position of the residents of western Sapras in Iran during Achaemenid Empire (941-1185) [PDF]

پژوهش های تاریخی, 2013
The present study aims at revealing economic role and importance of the residents of western Satraps during Achaemenid Empire, taking advantage of an analytical viewpoint.
MK Yusef Jamali, N Jadidi, AA Shahabadi
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A Survey on Ethnic Foods and Desserts of Mohr City in Fars

Traditional and Integrative Medicine, 2019
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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Alexander III’s Empire: Macedonian, Achaemenid or Oecumenic Greek? [PDF]

Studia Hercynia, 2021
In less than twelve years (334–323 BC) Alexander the Great built a vast empire stretching from Macedon in the West to Ancient India in the East. Alexander united the then known world and its different populations under a single political institution, but
Guendalina D.M. Taietti
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More Than a Game: Football and Ethnic Contestation in Contemporary Iran

Digest of Middle East Studies, Volume 34, Issue 4, Fall 2025.
ABSTRACT This study examines a particular form of ethnic resentment, namely the use of sport as a medium for expressing repressed ethnic feelings. It focuses on how a sports club, going beyond mere entertainment and athletics, becomes a center for disseminating ethnic sentiments. Specifically, it explores the role of Tractor, a football club founded in
Ehsan Kashfi
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