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The Great Wall of Gorgan, Heritage of Iran History 31 Oct 2019

The Great Wall of Gorgan, Heritage of Iran History

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Stretched for almost 200 kilometers along northern Iran, the ancient Great Wall of Gorgan was constructed from 420s CE to 530s as a northern frontier of the then mighty Persian Empire, which was then ruled under Sassanids. The wall was involved in a series of wars first against the Hephthalites or […]

New Mithraism heritage; Discovery of petroglyph in western Iran 31 Oct 2019

New Mithraism heritage; Discovery of petroglyph in western Iran

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A newly-discovered rock-carving in western Iran could have a link to Mithraism, a prehistorical religion inspired by Iranian worship of the Zoroastrian god Mithra. Some Iranian archaeologists suggest that the carving was created by a follower of Mithraism as it depicts a simple portrayal of a human with his right hand […]