INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
seeks to compare and contrast the Western perspective with the Iranian outlook over the history of Iran, according to
to discuss international archaeological studies and their importance in the new historiography of Iran.A cradle of civilizations, Iran has
played a significant role as a source of innovation, being a melting pot and cultural powerhouse connecting Africa, Asia, and Europe
Ancient Iran, also known as Persia, was a historic region of southwestern Asia that is only roughly coterminous with modern Iran
The term Persia was used for centuries, chiefly in the West, to designate those regions where Persian language and culture predominated, but
it more correctly refers to a region of southern Iran formerly known as Persis, alternatively as Pars or Parsa, modern Fars.In the time of
The Achaemenids were the dominant dynasty during Greek history until the time of Alexander the Great, and the use of the name Persia was
gradually extended by the Greeks and other peoples to apply to the whole Iranian plateau
This tendency was reinforced with the rise of the Sasanian dynasty, also native to Persis, whose culture dominated the Iranian plateau until
requested that the name Iran be used instead of Persia
The two terms, however, are often used interchangeably when referring to periods preceding the 20th century.AFM
