Create your own video on studio.stupeflix.com !Map of the world by Eratosthenes, c.200 BCE. In antiquity, the names Ariana (Aryânâ) and Persis were used to describe the region where modern-day Iran is found. Stonecarving from Persepolis showing Darius I the Great of Persia (521-486 BC). The 2500 year old ruins of Persepolis (Old Persian Parsa'; New Persian: Takht-e Jamshid). The Arg-e Bam citadel, built before 500 BC. A great example of Iranian castles of the time. A bust from The National Museum of Iran of Queen Musa, wife of Phraates IV of Parthia. Coin of Phraates IV. (38 BCE). The inscripton reads: Benefactor Arsaces, Civilized friend of Greeks. The Avestan (Old Iranian) language written in Din dabireh (literally: religion script) scholarly consensus floats around 1000 BCE. A giant rock relief at Naqsh-e Rostam, depicting the triumph of Persian King Shapur I over three Roman Emperors Valerian, Gordian III and Philip the Arab. A Latin copy of Avicennas Canon of Medicine, which was the standard medical text in Europe for seven centuries. Avicenna (Ibn-Sina) is considered the greatest of the medieval Islamic and Persian physicians. His work directly influenced the Renaissance. Shah Ismail I, the founder of the Safavid State (1501 to 1736). Naghsh-i Jahan Square built in the Safavid era is one of the best examples of Persian Architecture. It is still one of largest city squares in the world and the largest in Western Asia. Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh, founder of Iran’s first ...