HISTORY OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE

HERE YOU FIND A COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL WRITINGS
ABOUT POLITICS AND RELIGION IN ANCIENT IRAN ( PERSIA )

 

CONTENTS

 
 

FERDOWSI

Shaahnaameh of Ferdowsi (PDF, 520kb)
(Epic of Kings)
English translation


XENOPHON

Cyropaedia (1) 

Cyropaedia (2)

Cyropaedia (3)

Cyropaedia (4)

Cyropaedia (5)

Cyropaedia (6)

Cyropaedia (7)

Cyropaedia (8)

 

Anabasis (1)

Anabasis (2)

Anabasis (3)

Anabasis (4)

Anabasis (5)

Anabasis (6)

Anabasis (7)


HERODOTUS :

The Histories, Book 1

The Histories, Book 2

The Histories, Book 3

The Histories, Book 4

The Histories, Book 5

The Histories, Book 6

The Histories, Book 7

The Histories, Book 8

The Histories, Book 9


DIODORUS :

Alexander's battle in Persia

The burning of Persepoils by Alexander


ARRIAN

The Battles of Alexander with Dariush III

Divinity of Alexander

The quarrel of the Greeks about the divinity of Alexander

Alexander's fleet in the Persian Gulf

Alexander Tries to send his soldiers back to Europe


CURTIAS

Events took place on the day Alexander died


PLUARCH

Artaxerxes II


HAKHAMANESHI TEXTS

Cylinder of Cyrus the Geat

Inscription of Dariush the Great at Baghestan

Inscription of Dariush the Great at Naqsh-e Rosram


SASSANID TEXTS

Ahuramazda Teaches Yima (Jamsheed) How to save the all the best 

Avesta, Yasna

Avesta, Vendidad

Avesta, Bondaheshn (The Creation)

The Book of Ardaviraf (Ardaviraf-namak)

Karnamak-e Ardhashir-e Papakan

Inscriptions of Cartir the Moabad

The Yatkar-e Zariran, or Memories of Zarir

Dadestan-e Dinig, or Religious Decisions (part 1)

Dadestan-e Dinig, or Religious Decisions (part 2)

Dadestn-e Dinig, or Religious Decisions (part 3)

Sayings of Âzarbadd Mehrespandndan


OTHER PAHLAVI TEXTS

Shekan-Gomanik Vechar (part1)

Shekand-Gomanik Vechar (part 2)

Dinkart, Book 7 (1) 

Dinkart, Book 7 (2) 

Dinkart, Book 8 (1) 

Dinkart, Book 8 (2) 

Dinkart, Book 9 (1)

Dinkart, Book 9 (2)

Dinkart, Book 9 (3)

Menogi Khrad, or The Spirit of Wisdom

 

Amir-Hussain Khunji