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A thread on #Sogdia; it's people, History and it's religions/deities; some of whom correspond to Sanatan ones!Please RT, follow if you like it! Sogdians were Iranic people whose homeland, Sogdiana,

🚩Shepherd🏴

My dude we all know what happened at Thermopylae. It is not a historical mystery. Xerxes stomped down the Greek forces, overran Boeotia, and then took Athens. Sorry if that

What were the traditional dresses for Hindu men? Well, that has been evolving but historically speaking minimalisticMost men either wore nothing on top except the sacred-thread, with a dhoti on

The Gate of All Nations in Persepolis, Iran was built under the Achaemenid King Xerxes I (518-465 BC). All visitors to the royal palaces of Persepolis had to pass through

This concept is taken from the story of the genie and lamp of the Thousand and One Nights. In this story, the fisherman finds this magic lamp and The genie

Navid 🧢🇺🇸

"The earliest evidence of the entrance of Persian words into the language of the Israelites is found in the Bible. The post-exilic portions, Hebrew as well as Aramaic, contain besides

We're excited to highlight a particularly inaccessible piece of Athenian history!While we're waiting for tonight's webinar on the Battle of Salamis, let's explore where its most famous participant may be

Lesser Known Fact: Roughly 2300 years ago, during the March of Alexander through the Indus basin, the Macedonians came across a tribe in Punjab which they believed were the descendants

Soheil - سهیل

A thread about Iran and Persia and where did these words came from. tldr; Iran is the tree. Persian is one of it’s many branches. If you are interested to

Dr. Michael J. Taylor

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A running defense of Classics, defined here broadly as the study of the literature, history and archaeology of the ancient Mediterranean, c. 1200 BC- AD 700. Much of this is

Amit Schandillia

[QUICK THREAD: XERXES, RIKSH, AND THE BIG DIPPER]1/10This brilliant thread by Crystal speaks of the word for dog in a tongue that went extinct more than 3,800 years ago. Do

Andrzej Kozlowski

Here is another fragment of the interview with Ivantchik - Does anyone play this historical card?- Yes, everyone always plays it in ethnic conflicts. To begin with, I'll tell you

On the topic of imperial Iranian inscriptions circulating among subjects, a postscript which takes us to the Sasanian Empire, a case of scholarly integrity, & fascinating modern forgeries. Though less

Pagan + Polytheist Resurgence🧞🧘🕉️❣️💫

#Rāmāyan #Afghanistan #AncientCivilization #GāndhāraLord Rama’s brother Bharata and his wife Mandavi, (Sita Ma's sister), had two sons named Taksha and Pushkal. Bharata conquered the Gandhara region (modern day Afghanistan &

Ahab Bdaiwi איהאבּ ܐܝܗܐܒ

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1/The author, @Ed_Husain, made a string of errors and specious arguments in this piece. The analysis of medieval Islamic history and philosophy on display is not only outdated, but quite

The cosmic movements of the heavenly bodies has always intrigued mankind all throughout history. To depict this "moving of the gods", the earliest civilizations used feathered wings to symbolize the