Persia

Persia refers to the historic region centred on the area around the modern-day Iranian Republic and Afghanistan. There have been a number of important empires based from this region since the 8th century BC.

Notable Persian empires include the Seleucid Empire (312–63 BC), the Sasanian Empire (224–651), and the Seljuk Empire (1037–1194).

Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings
The Blood of Flowers
رباعيات خيام
Persians: The Age of the Great Kings
Empire of the Mind: A History of Iran
The Histories
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
The Blind Owl
The Conference of the Birds
From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire
The Divan
Creation
The Complete Persepolis
The Persian Expedition
Soroosh Shahrivar
The eternal fire, the atar, Atash long ago extinguished in the spirit of many. This little flame was a poor imitation of that never-ending flame the Persians have revered for thousands of years.
Soroosh Shahrivar, Tajrish

Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi
I will not rest until Iran has a national, democratic and elected government of the people.
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi

More quotes...
Novela Histórica Este grupo esta orientado a una comunidad en español con gustos afines por las maravillosa histo…more
35 members, last active 6 years ago
Assassins It’s a group about assassins (tile gives it away XD) and you could be a ninja assassin, a stereo…more
51 members, last active 12 years ago
Silent World — A discussion group A place to discuss all the unique aspects of Deaf culture as highlighted in the thriller Silent …more
1,643 members, last active 3 days ago
Underground Knowledge — A discussion group This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underrep…more
25,330 members, last active an hour ago