Ancient Persian Culture flourished between the reign of Cyrus II (The Great, r. https://www.worldhistory.org/Ancient_Persian_Culture/ #History #AchaemenidEmpire #AncientPersianArtandArchitecture #AncientPersianCulture

The Chinvat Bridge is the span between the world of the living and the afterlife in the ancient Persian religion of Zoroastrianism. https://www.worldhistory.org/Chinvat_Bridge/ #History #AncientPersianCulture #AncientPersianReligion #ChinvatBridge

Ancient Persian culture contributed many of the aspects of the modern world which people take for granted as having always existed. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1505/inventions--innovations-of-ancient-persia/ #History #AncientPersianCulture #CyrusCylinder #PersianImmortals

Ancient Persian Culture flourished between the reign of Cyrus II (The Great, r. https://www.worldhistory.org/Ancient_Persian_Culture/ #History #AchaemenidEmpire #AncientPersianArtandArchitecture #AncientPersianCulture

A vision of the afterlife is articulated by every culture, ancient or modern, in an effort to answer the question of what happens after death. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1485/death-and-the-afterlife-in-ancient-persia/ #History #AhuraMazda #AncientPersianCulture #AncientPersianReligion

Elam, located in the region of the modern-day provinces of Ilam and Khuzestan in Iran, was one of the most impressive civilizations of the ancient world. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1591/ten-ancient-elam-facts-you-need-to-know/ #History #AncientPersianCulture #ChoghaZanbil #Elam

Elam, located in the region of the modern-day provinces of Ilam and Khuzestan in Iran, was one of the most impressive civilizations of the ancient world. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1591/ten-ancient-elam-facts-you-need-to-know/ #History #AncientPersianCulture #ChoghaZanbil #Elam

The Sassanian Empire (224-651 CE) was the greatest expression of Persian culture in the ancient world. It was consciously modeled on the earlier Achaemenid Empire (c. 550-330 BCE) which established Persian supremacy in the region and developed innovations in government, agriculture, ancient Persian art and architecture, and religion.
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The Sassanian Empire (224-651 CE) was the greatest expression of Persian culture in the ancient world. It was consciously modeled on the earlier Achaemenid Empire (c. 550-330 BCE) which established Persian supremacy in the region and developed innovations in government, agriculture, ancient Persian art and architecture, and religion.
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1515/sassanian-kings-list--commentary/ #AncientPersianArtandArchitecture #AncientPersianCulture #AncientPersianReligion

The Chinvat Bridge is the span between the world of the living and the afterlife in the ancient Persian religion of Zoroastrianism. It is also known as Cinvat Bridge, Cinvad Bridge, and Chinvato Peretav. Every soul, after death, was thought destined to cross the Chinvat Bridge where it would be judged and assigned a place in the afterlife.
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