PASARGADAE

pəsärˈgədē, capital of ancient Persia under Cyrus the Great. Its ruins lie 54 mi (87 km) by road NE of Persepolis, in present Iran. The buildings of Cyrus include a temple in the form of a tower; the remains of his palace; and his tomb, a structure of white stone 18 ft (5.5 m) high, on a massive base. According to Greek historians, Alexander the Great found Cyrus' tomb already rifled, and he sealed its entrance. The tomb has long since been reopened. The Muslims attribute the ruins to Solomon. The name also appears as Parsagarda.

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books on: Pasargadae  - 118 results

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1.
Alexander the Great in Fact and Fiction
Book by A. B. Bosworth, E. J. Baynham; Oxford University Press, 2000
Subjects: Alexander--The Great--356-323 B.C--In Literature--Congresses, Alexander--The Great--356-323 B.C--Influence--Congresses, Greece--History--Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C--Congresses, Myth In Literature--Congresses
4. The consecration at Pasargadae. The new Great King apparently...hands of the Persian priests at Pasargadae as successor of the empires founder...II), the new king journeyed to Pasargadae, in order to undergo the royal...
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A History of Twentieth-Century African Literatures
Book by Oyekan Owomoyela; University of Nebraska Press, 1993
Subjects: African Literature--20th Century--History And Criticism
...by the fervent avowal: "We will not go to Pasargadae!" The reference to Pasargadae, the capital of ancient Persia, comes from...the Claridade group. For Bandeiras persona Pasargadae was a Camelot to which he escaped to live out...
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Zoroastrian Rituals in Context
Book by Michael Stausberg; Brill, 2004
Subjects: Zoroastrianism--Rituals
...Persian relative ofthe 50 Stronach, Pasargadae, pp. 302 ff. s? Strabo, Geographikon...Zoroastrianism 2, pp. 56 f.; Stronach, Pasargadae (Oxford, 1978), p. 43; S. Shahbazi...Austin, 1989), p. 17. 53 Stronach, Pasargadae, pp. 300 ff. sa Stronach, Pasargadae...
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Iran from the Earliest Times to the Islamic Conquest
Book by R. Ghirshman; Penguin Books, 1954
Subjects: Iran--History--Ancient To 640 A.D
...terrace of Masjid-i-Sulaiman 122 50 Rock tomb of Da u Dukhtar in Fars 124 51 Pasargadae: Head of a stone lion 134 52 Ruins of Pasargadae 135 53 Pasargadae: Fire altars 136 54 Satrapies of the Achaemenian Empire in the time of Darius 143...
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The Arts of Assyria
Book by André Parrot, Stuart Gilbert, James Emmons; Golden Press, 1961
Subjects: Art, Assyro-Babylonian, Art--Iraq
240 - PASARGADAE. VIEW OF THE PLACE 6th CENTURY B...subsequently constructed at Persepolis. At Pasargadae, chosen by Cyrus as the site of his...capitals are typically Achaemenian. 241 - PASARGADAE. WINGED GENIUS DECORATING A GATE OF...
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journal articles on: Pasargadae  - 9 results

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Ernst Herzfeld and the Development of near Eastern Studies
Journal article by Oscar White Muscarella; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 125, 2005
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Ernst Herzfeld and the Development of Near Eastern Studies, 1900-1959 (Book)--Book reviews
...Herzfeld and Key Archaeological Sites": David Stronach (Pasargadae), Elizabeth R. M. Dusinberre (Persepolis), Trudy S...philae found at Persepolis--locus not given--in 1943). Pasargadae (p. 120). Kuh-e Khwaja: (pp. 79, 184f., 193...
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The Persian Empire
Journal article by Tiberius Rata; Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Vol. 49, 2006
...Xerxes. Alien closes this chapter by making the case that Pasargadae was the oldest of the capitals of the Achaemenid empire...that the tomb of Cyrus was found in "the royal paradise in Pasargadae" (p. 85). The fourth chapter, "The Rivals: Regional...
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Il Giardino Islamico
Journal article by Christopher Pastore; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 60, 2007
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Il giardino islamico (Book)--Book reviews
...Similarly, the final section of the book supposes that the earliest walled gardens, or paradeisos, that were built at Pasargadae and other Achaemenid and Sassanian palaces, provided the source for the four-part gardens later developed as the major...
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Letter from Iran
Journal article by Geoffrey Wawro; Naval War College Review, Vol. 55, 2002
Subjects: Iran, Politics, Travel
...or Afghanistan. Indeed, there was much domestic groaning-and an international outcry-when Shah Muhammed Reza went to Pasargadae in 1971 to visit Cyruss tomb. Since his homage to the first Achaemenian-"You are sleeping, we are awake"-seemed to...
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Media and Its Discontents
Journal article by Matthew Waters; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 125, 2005
Subjects: Medes--History, Medes--Portrayals, Media (Ancient country)--Analysis, Media (Ancient country)--Portrayals
...Parsa) in Fars. (41) Specifically, as discussed by Gopnik, although mid-to-late Achaemenid buffware (found at Pasargadae, Persepolis, and Susa) is stylistically linked to earlier Iron II buffware of the Zagros, we have no explanation for the...
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On the Path of Persian History : The Islamic Republic of Iran May Impose Its Will on a Reluctant Population, but This Does Not Deny Its Glorious Past as One of the Greatest Empires History Has Known
Magazine article by Eva Harnik; World and I, Vol. 16, December 2001
Subjects: Iran--Description and travel
...employing Greek artists and builders at Pasargadae, near Shiraz, in 546 b.c. I had...Hellenistic influence. The long drive to Pasargadae brought little reward: it is in total...ceremonial palace complexes at Susha, Pasargadae, and Persepolis. In 338 b.c...
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A New Dawn for Iran: Ever since the Islamic Revolution in the 1970s, Iran Has Been Something of a Closed Book to the West. but as Regime Change in the USA Heralds a Softening of Attitude towards Iran, Travellers Are Starting to Rediscover a Country Radically Different from the Image Presented by the Media
Magazine article by Nick Smith; Geographical, Vol. 81, June 2009
Subjects: Iran--Description and travel, Tourism--Social aspects, Travel industry--Social aspects, Travel--Iran, Travel--Social aspects
...of archaeological and architectural interest: Persepolis, Pasargadae, Esfahan, Yazd. Those with a wider-ranging knowledge...Turkey. When you go to Persepolis today, or for that matter Pasargadae or any of the other wonderful sites of ancient archaeology...
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Iran's 5,000 Years of Recorded History
Magazine article by Richard H. Curtiss; The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. XIV, April 30, 1996
Subjects: Ancient civilizations, Archaeology, Government, History, International relations, Iran
...seat of the Median Kingdom, his capital, retained the Persian capital of Susa, and built a new residence for himself at Pasargadae, whose evocative ruins still stand 80 miles northeast of Shiraz. He linked the area ranging from the borders of modern Afghanistan...
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In Iran
Magazine article by Geoffrey Wawro; American Scholar, Vol. 71, Summer 2002
Subjects: Conduct of life--Personal narratives, Culture--Personal narratives, Iran--Description and travel, Travel--Personal narratives
...Afghanistan. Indeed, there was an international outcry--and much internal groaning--when Shah Muhammed Reza went to Pasargadae in 1971 to visit Cyruss tomb. Since his homage to the first Achaemenian--"you are sleeping, we are awake"--seemed...
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Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia
Magazine article by Rhona Wells; The Middle East, October 2005
Subjects: British Museum, Exhibitions, Museums
...with a choice of red and white as well as barley and date fermentation. The stunning jewellery from the imperial capitals at Pasargadae and Susa further demonstrates extravagant wealth. The necklaces and bracelets are intricately elaborate with some of the...
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encyclopedia articles on: Pasargadae  - 5 results

 
 
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Pasargadae
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PASARGADAE p sar g de, capital of ancient Persia under Cyrus the Great . Its ruins lie 54 mi (87 km) by road NE of Persepolis , in present...
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Persia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...over and improved, and Cyrus himself imported artists and artisans from Babylonia and Egypt to create his palace and tomb at Pasargadae. Darius I and His Immediate Successors The dynamic new state was, however, troubled almost from the start by dynastic troubles...
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Fars
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Fars is more or less identical with the ancient province of Pars, which was the nucleus of the Persian Empire. The ruins of Pasargadae and Persepolis , early Persian capitals, are in Fars. The Arabs changed the name Pars to Fars after they conquered the region...
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Cyrus the Great
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...that they reached as far as the Peshawar region. He used Susa , Ecbatana, and Babylon as his capitals but was buried at Pasargadae , where he had built a splendid palace. At his death his son Cambyses succeeded him, despite the ambitions of another son...
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Persian Art and Architecture
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...in which relief sculpture is used as an adjunct to massive architectural complexes. Foundations of the palace of Cyrus at Pasargadae, of Artaxerxes I at Susa, and above all extensive remains of the magnificent palace complex of Darius I and Xerxes I at...


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