EditorialSasanian Empire. 3rd century. Bas-relief depicting the Saphur I Parade, celebrating the king's military victory over the Roman Empire (244). Detail. Naqsh-e Rajab. Province of Fars. Islamic Republic of Iran.
EditorialPersepolis. Tachara (Winter Palace) or Palace of Darius. Southwest of the Apadana. Era of Dario I (522-486 BC). Achaemenid style. Fars province, Iran.
EditorialSassanian rock relief, ca, 350 AD. Relief VI. The victory of King Shapur II (r. 309-379). Detail. Soldiers next to a horse. Bishapur, Fars Province, Iran. (Old Persia).
EditorialSasanians. Relief of Shapur's Parade depicting the King Shapur I riding a horse, folllowed by his sons and other characters. 3rd century. It celebrates the king's military victory in 244 over the Roman emperor Valerian and Philip the Arab. Naqsh-e Raja...