Mullahs follow in the footsteps of Alexander's army

[Steppe Merc]

Well seeing as how many Iranian speaking people called themselves "Aryan", and Iran is derived from that...

[Kraxis]

I'm a bit more relaxed now... Though I certainly don't like it, I can accept this lesser 'body-count' much easier.

Steppe you'd better not be trying to bait someone.

[Steppe Merc]

Steppe you'd better not be trying to bait someone.

I'm not. I'm saying that calling themselves Persian would be illogical, since most of the people who controlled Iran called themselves Aryan (Sassanians, for example).

[doc_bean]

I'm not. I'm saying that calling themselves Persian would be illogical, since most of the people who controlled Iran called themselves Aryan (Sassanians, for example).

it would be cool though

[Mujalumbo]

If they can build a damn, surely to goodness, they have enough expertise to transplant the tomb?

[lugh]

The Bolaghi Gorge is still a massively important site that's looks likely to be lost.
That's where they found the 7000 year old Sassassinid mummy, no? And there's an Achaemenid settlement, prehistoric sites, lot's of stuff.

'Course, that just isn't sexy enough to be saved.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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7000 year old Sassassinid mummy

There's a slight technical problem with that.
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[Kraxis]

I'm not. I'm saying that calling themselves Persian would be illogical, since most of the people who controlled Iran called themselves Aryan (Sassanians, for example).

Good! But it would serve you well to make certain that that is your intention. The word Aryan has become... shall we say 'loaded' these last 60 years. Wouldn't want a case of mistaken identity.

[Dâriûsh]

I'm not. I'm saying that calling themselves Persian would be illogical, since most of the people who controlled Iran called themselves Aryan (Sassanians, for example).

I am Iranian and Persian. Farsi, the language, is Persian, and I think it would be more correct to use the word Persian when talking about Farsi-speaking Iranians in English. For instance, Kurds and Balochs are not Persian, but they are Iranians.


Pardon the off-topic.

[Rosacrux redux]

Kurds should be called "Iranic" in the way that Azheri, Khazars and others are called "Turkic". Persia (and Persians) is the correct terminology for the particular people (the ones that are noted by dynasties as Achaemenid, Sassanid and so on) but there is a larger group of people that are "Iranic" (and that included in antiquity people as the Persians, the Medes, the Sakae, the Parthians and many others).

[Steppe Merc]

Good point. I was not sure how many Persians inhabit Iran opposed to just Iranian speakers...

[The Wizard]

Kurds should be called "Iranic" in the way that Azheri, Khazars and others are called "Turkic". Persia (and Persians) is the correct terminology for the particular people (the ones that are noted by dynasties as Achaemenid, Sassanid and so on) but there is a larger group of people that are "Iranic" (and that included in antiquity people as the Persians, the Medes, the Sakae, the Parthians and many others).

I would prefer the more widely known Indo-Iranian.

[artavazd]

I think about 50% of the Iranian population is Persian. They look like armenians greeks italians. This in its self is proof of the IE heritage. I have seen iranians who look arabic, but the persians look "european" I was so angered by the movie about alexander made by oliver stone. None of those "persians" looked pesian. I even heard arabic when the soldiers were talking. It is a shame how uneducated people especially in the media can distored history, and more importantly distort a people.


there is a documentary being made by an armenian director who seems to have a good amount of knowledge about the Perisan world. The documentary is about the armenian war caled the Vartanantz war against the Sassanid empire in the 5th century. here is the link http://www.archfilm.net/fugitives-princes.htm

also conceptual art which will be used in the documentary
http://www.invaderdigital.com/subpages/ancient1.htm
http://www.invaderdigital.com/subpages/ancient2.htm
http://www.invaderdigital.com/subpages/ancient3.htm ( the 3rd picture down is Vartan and the armenian cataphracts)

[The Wizard]

Well seeing as how many Iranian speaking people called themselves "Aryan", and Iran is derived from that...

You should hear the comments some "Iranians" make on what they call the "clergical dictatorship."

cunctator -- Ah, that rests my mind somewhat.