Posted on 18 November 2009. Tags: achaemenid, cambyses, castiglioni, cyrus the great, dario del bufalo, dr. zahi hawass, herodotus, kambiz, khamseen, khamsin, lost persian army, persian army, Persian History, persian king, persian soldiers, son of cyrus
Original Photo Credit: Keyvan Mahmudi
A recent discovery in the Sahara desert by Italian archaeologists (and twin brothers) Angelo and Alfredo Castiglioni, might prove to be the remains of the indomitable Persian army, lead by the Persian King Cambyses II, the son of Cyrus the Great, while attempting to cross the desert some 2,500 years ago.
The brothers having unearthed artifacts like Bronze weapons, a silver bracelet, an earring, along with hundreds of human bones are confident in their findings. Talking to Discovery News, expedition member Dario Del Bufalo said, “We have found the first archaeological evidence of a story reported by the Greek historian Herodotus.”
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Posted on 08 August 2008. Tags: akkadian, assyrian, babylonian, charter of human rights, cylinder, cyrus, cyrus cylinder, cyrus the great, first charter of human rights, king cyrus, kourosh, kourosheh kabir, persian king, persian rug
Some Iranian artists are planning on weaving a Persian Rug for world peace.
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