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As the Eastern Roman Empire and Sasanian Empire began to expand in the region through a combination of warfare, trade, and diplomacy, a number of Arab tribes caught in the middle coalesced to form their own powerful dynasties and states, one of which was the Lakhmid Dynasty. The Lakhmid Dynasty lasted for more than 300 years, which is an incredible span of time, considering how few states at the time came close to that. The Lakhmid Dynasty was able to survive and thrive for so long by being an effective middleman and power broker in the ever-changing geopolitical landscape.

Short stories by Arash Dabestani. Please note: This audiobook is in Persian.

Are you drawn to the beauty of Persian poetry and possess an upper-intermediate understanding of Farsi? If so, this book offers a delightful opportunity for both enjoyment and learning. Within this captivating collection of Sohrab Sepehri's poems, each verse is meticulously annotated with diacritics for vowels, accompanied by vocabulary lists and comprehension exercises designed to enrich your learning experience.The exercises are crafted to deepen your comprehension of each poem while expanding your knowledge of literal meanings and expressions. Delve into our curated "Quotes" section for ...

Over the last 2,000 years, ambitious men have dreamed of forging vast empires and attaining eternal glory in battle, but of all the conquerors who took steps toward such dreams, none were ever as successful as antiquity’s first great conqueror. Leaders of the 20th century hoped to rival Napoleon’s accomplishments, while Napoleon aimed to emulate the accomplishments of Julius Caesar. But Caesar himself found inspiration in Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE), the Macedonian king who managed to stretch an empire from Greece to the Himalayas in Asia by the age of 30.

This succinct narrative effortlessly takes us through a millennium and a half of the formative history of the land that is at the center of geopolitics today. As the first part of a breathtaking account that takes us hand-in-hand through the landmark history of the land variously described as "The Holy Land", “The Promised Land", Israel and Palestine, this narrative provides unique insight into plans — attempted and not yet articulated — to resolve the conflict between two peoples or nations with deep connections to the land, but who are not living there in peace because they are ...

Do you want to learn about Iranian culture, holidays and traditions? And, do you want to learn a bit of Persian along the way? Then this is the audiobook for you. Learn Persian: The Master Guide to Iranian Holidays for Beginners is designed for learners of all levels, and anyone interested in Iranian culture. You learn everything about must-know holidays: when, why, where, by whom they're celebrated, as well as the relevant Persian words and phrases.

Lying in the middle of a plain in modern day Iran is a forgotten ancient city: Persepolis. Built 2,500 years ago, it was known in its day as the richest city under the sun. Persepolis was the capital of Achaemenid Persian Empire, the largest empire the world had ever seen. But after its destruction, it was largely forgotten for nearly 2,000 years, and the lives and achievements of those who built it were almost entirely erased from history.

Historians look at the period from the birth of Jesus Christ known as the Common Era (C.E) or “In the Year of Our Lord” (Anno Domini — A.D) to the Muslim conquest and consolidation of the Levant as the most tumultuous for the Hebrew peoples (Jews and Samaritans) of the Holy Land during the last two millennium until their plight was rivalled by the pogroms and Holocaust of the last century. How did the introduction of multiple monotheistic religions into the quagmire that was the multi-ethnic southern Levant shatter the idyllic illusions that the Roman Empire and later the Byzantine ...

On January 16, 1991, Speicher participated in the initial air strike of the Persian Gulf War. Moments after an attack by an Iraqi MIG-25, Speicher's plane vanished over the Baghdad desert. The next day, Secretary of State Dick Cheney and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell told the American public that Speicher was the first casualty of the Gulf War. He was listed as KIA/BNR.

English for Persian Speakers Phase 1, Unit 1 contains 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and isolated vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. The lesson contains full practice for all vocabulary introduced in this unit.

"Travel words and phrases in Persian". 300 essential words and phrases, at the hotel, the restaurant, at work, etc, and the 100 most common verbs. Persian, also known as Farsi, is one of the languages within the Indo-European language family. How to learn a language differently? Today, language learning is revolutionizing: you do not have to go to traditional language classes anymore. Our learning method : a selection of hundreds of phrases and essential words. You listen to them, you repeat them, and you speak.

In March 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease Act, which authorized the president to give arms to any nation if it was in America’s national interest. Operation Barbarossa gave the Soviets common cause with the British, and subsequently the Americans, changing the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act. Getting supplies to the Soviets to help them resist the German armies became a strategic imperative, and Iran’s geography of bordering the Persian Gulf to the south and Soviet territory to the north brought Iran to the front and center in the strategic supply effort.

Author and former intelligence officer Amy Waters Yarsinske breaks the incredible true story of the first American pilot shot down during the Gulf War - discovered alive 11 years after his own government left him for dead.

Throughout history, walls have been constructed as part of nations’ and kingdoms’ defensive structures to keep barbarian hordes, marauding rebels, and recalcitrant tribes out of defined geographic areas. The Sasanians built an impressive wall in central Asia, one that was longer than Hadrian’s Wall and by all accounts just as effective. Throughout the centuries, the Sasanian wall has gone by several different names, but it is now known as the “Great Wall of Gorgan” due to its length and location near the city of Gorgan in the modern nation-state of Iran.

This is the remarkable recollection of Major M.H.'s inside story concerning the Persian campaign during World War One, as retold from his original text, With the Persian Expedition. The MSAC Philosophy Group has produced a new and highly listenable edition of this classic war narrative.

The Alchemy of Myth: 200 Haikus of Archetype and Transformation Greek, Sumerian, Persian, and Egyptian Myth in Alchemical Verse Step into a world where ancient gods walk beside the human soul, where the fire of transformation burns through shadow, and every verse is a mirror to your inner journey. This stunning collection of 160 haikus, written in cycles based on the four sacred phases of alchemy—Nigredo, Albedo, Citrinitas, and Rubedo, brings myth and psyche into poetic fusion. Drawing upon the rich wellspring of Greek, Sumerian, Persian, and Egyptian mythology, these compact verses ...

The complete method. 300 essential words and phrases, 140 common expressions, the 100 most common verbs, the 1000 essential words. How to learn a language differently ? With our learning method : I listen, I repeat, I speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening, combined with words, essential phrases, and a vocabulary list.

Memories of Abdo Reza Alboghobeish from the Iran-Iraq war, compiled by Javad Kamvar Bakhshayesh.

Cleared Hot - Revisited brings to you 3.5+ hours of ACTUAL AUDIO RECORDINGS made during Desert Shield. Using 45+ QR codes and links listeners will experience actual sounds and commands given during the buildup, R&R at Camp Two, and finally culminating with the gut-wrenching battle of Observation Post 4. Included are the only recordings of Dion Stevenson, one of the Marines lost on Red 2 at the battle of OP4, as he and Mikey Flores perform songs of the times together. Additional audios at Camp Two allows listeners to live amongst the Marines.

At one point in antiquity, the Achaemenid Persian Empire was the largest empire the world had ever seen, but aside from its role in the Greco-Persian Wars and its collapse at the hands of Alexander the Great, it has been mostly overlooked. When it has been studied, the historical sources have mostly been Greek, the very people the Persians sought to conquer.