History of Iran - Introduction

The current situation in the Middle East has focused attention on Iran — a country whose history rivals that of any on earth, stretching back over 5,000 years and encompassing 29 UNESCO World Heritage sites.

This multi-part series explores that history. Here is a list of the entries, click to read each part:

Published to-date

  • Part 1 - the Elamites and the Medes.

  • Part 2 - Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian empire

Still to come:

  • Part 3 - Darius the Great

  • Part 4 - Xerxes and the invasion of Greece

  • Part 5 - Alexander the Great’s conquest of Persia

  • Part 6 - Seleucid Empire and the founding of the Parthian Empire

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