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Susa was an ancient city in the lower Zagros Mountains about 250 km east of the Tigris, between the Karkheh and Dez Rivers in Iran.
Kermanshah is a city in the Central District of Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.
Ecbatana was an ancient city, which was first the capital of Media in western Iran, and later was an important city in Persian, Seleucid, and Parthian empires.
Ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire and one of the foremost cities of ancient Persia.
This plaque, located on the western staircase of the Palace of Darius, mentions the god Mithra together with Ahura Mazda as protectors of King Artaxerxes III Ochus.
This monument depicts Mihr/Mithras watching over the transition of power from Shapur II to Ardashir II, which took place in 379.
Sassanian-period frescoes discovered at Susa whose possible Mithraic interpretation remains uncertain.
The base of the column bears an inscription that records the rebuilding of a palace at Ectabana ’by the favour of Ahuramaza, Anahita and Mithra’.
Inscription from Hamadan where the ’great king’ Artaxerxes mentions Ahuramazda, Anahita, and Mithra as guardians.
Name: Dr. Hadi Valipour Date of Birth: August 26, 1983 Place of Birth: Iran Current Position: Assistant Professor of Eastern Religions, specializing in An
The Niasar Cave, غار نیاسر, was a temple probably devoted to Iranian Mithras that dates back to the early Partian era.