Taq-e Bostan (Persian: طاق‌بستان, Kurdish: تاق وەسان, lit. 'Arch of stone') is a site with a series of large rock reliefs from the era of the Sassanid...

eventually superseded by other types of armoured cavalry. The emperor Manuel I Komnenos, for example, re-equipped his elite cavalry in the style of western...

and mosaic interiors. Taq-i Bostan The iwan of the Palace of Ardashir The most famous example of a Sasanian iwan is the Taq-i Kisra ("Iwan of Khosrau")...

coverings of leather. Heavy cavalry Notitia Dignitatum, a primary source ARMY i. Pre-Islamic Iran. Encyclopædia Iranica. December 15, 1986, Updated: August...

Caves Mahabalipuram Vijayanagara Behistun Naqsh-e Rostam Taq-e Bostan Colossal Statue of Shapur I, Shapur cave Petra The stone of the south Mada'in Saleh...

Inscriptional Pahlavi text from Shapur III at Taq-e Bostan, 4th century Kartir's inscription at Naqsh-e Rajab Coin of Ardashir I (r. 224–42) with Inscriptional Pahlavi...

early Sasanid Empire. List of colossal sculpture in situ Naqsh-e Rustam Taq-e Bostan, another site of Sassanid-era rock reliefs. "Nasqsh-e Rostam and Naqsh-e...

Bahram's status as patron divinity of travelers. The rock reliefs at Taq-e Bostan lie 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Kermanshah, where a spring gushes...

UNESCO World Heritage Site of Bisotun. Behistun Inscription Darius I of Persia Taq-e Bostan (Rock reliefs of various Sassanid kings) Achaemenid empire Iran...

Shabdiz (شبديز) Relief of a victorious Khosrow II mounted on Shabdiz; Taq-i Bostan Species Horse Sex Male Nation from Sasanian Owner Khosrau II Appearance...