EditorialJacopo Robusti Tintoretto / 'Esther and Ahasuerus', ca. 1555, Italian School, Oil on canvas, 59 cm x 203 cm, P00388. JACOPO COMIN-JACOBO ROBUSTI-TINTORETTO. XERXES. ESTHER / ESTER.
EditorialPersepolis , capital of ancient Achaemenid Empire, founded by Darius I (522-486 BC). Palace of 100 Columns. It was started by Xerxes I (486-465 BC) ) and finished by Artaxerxes I (465-424 BC). Column shaped like a bull at the northern gate entrance, 5t...
EditorialGanjnameh. Ancient inscription carved in granite in Alvand Mountain, ordered by Darius the Great (521-485 BC) (left) and by Xerxes the Great (485-465 BC) (right) in three languages, Old Persian, Neo-Babylonian and Neo-Elamite. Near Hamedan. Islamic Rep...
EditorialIran. Persepolis. Capital of the Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550-330 BC). Palatial city built by King Darius I and destroyed by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. Staircase of the Palace of Xerxes (Hadish). The walls are decorated with Lion-Bull motifs (symbol...
EditorialAchaemenid Empire. Ganjnameh. Ancient inscription carved in granite in 3 languages: Old Persian, Neo-Babylonian and Neo-Elamite, written by order of the sovereigns Darius the Great (521-485 BC) and Xerxes the Great (485-65 BC). Cuneiform alphabets. Nea...
EditorialPersian Art. Achaemenid Period. 6th and 5th century B.C. Tombs of kings Darius I, Xerxes I and Darius II, carved into the rock. Necropolis of Naqsh-e Rustam. Around Persepolis. Iran.
EditorialLeonidas at Thermopylae. Engraving based on the painting by Jacques-Louis David. It depicts the battle at Thermopylae, where the Spartan Leonidas blocked the way of the Persian army led by Xerxes. Leonidas is shown in the centre, naked and armed in Spa...