Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rutgers University Press; First American Edition (January 1, 1970). 350 photographs, 101 plates of drawings, 1 color plate, maps, chronological table, notes, bibliography. Dust jacket slightly discolored. Very good...

Study of empires and imperial power within the context of world history is a relatively recent subject within a field which itself is quite young. With the ever present discussions on the issue of globalization and increased contact among modern...

First published in London, England in 1892. Reprinted in Iran in 1976 as part of the Pahlavi Commemorative Reprint Series. This is the only translation from the French by the same authors. Language: English. Illustrated with two hundred and fifty-four...

Among the .proud remains and wonderful memorials of the ancient land of Iran/Persia are the palaces which the Achaemenian Kings built at Pasargadae and Persepolis of massive polished stones in an incomparable manner. Each one of these splendid buildings, the...

Published in 1966 by Collins, St. James's Place. London, U.K. Two volumes plus a third volume of maps. This is a boxed set. See under "Select Images." Dust jackets are  slightly worn; binding and inside pages are all in excellent condition.

The site of Godin Tepe is located in the southeastern corner of the Kangavar valley in central western Iran, at the western end of the Silk Road. Excavated by the late T. Cuyler Young Jr. under the auspices of the Royal Ontario Museum from 1965 to 1973, Godin...

The importance of the site of Shengavit, which is located in the neighborhood of the same name within the Armenian capital city of Yerevan, is its relations to the Kura-Araxes cultural tradition and societal form. The Kura-Araxes, which lasted from 3500 to...

In the Sasanian period (AD 224-652), the pictorial art of the ancient Near East flourished again. Sasanian sculptural art constitutes one of the high points of this genre in the ancient Near East. With a height of about 6.7 meters and a breadth across the...

Mithraism was a widespread religion under the Roman Empire. Many scholars insist the influential cult of Roman Mithraism, however shrouded its origins, was essentially a western innovation. This work approaches the question from the other side, looking for...