- Persis - Wikipedia
Persis (Ancient Greek: Περσίς, romanized: Persís; Old Persian: 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, romanized: Parsa), [1] also called Persia proper, is a historic region in southwestern Iran, roughly corresponding with Fars province
- Persis | Persian Empire, Achaemenid Dynasty, Darius I | Britannica
Persis, ancient country in the southwestern part of Iran, roughly coextensive with the modern region of Fārs Its name was derived from the Iranian tribe of the Parsua (Parsuash; Parsumash; Persians), who settled there in the 7th century bc
- Why Was Ancient Iran Called Persia? - GreekReporter. com
Persis regains its strength The answer partially goes back to the third century CE At that time, Ardashir I, a king of Persis, founded the Sasanian Empire This reconquered large portions of the former Persian Empire of King Cyrus Eventually, in the seventh century, the Muslims conquered all of the territory of the king of Persis
- Who were the Kings of Persis? - World History Edu
The Kings of Persis, also known as the Darayanids, ruled the region of Persis (modern-day Fars) in southwestern Iran from the late 2nd century BCE to the early 3rd century CE Initially serving as vassals of the Seleucid and Parthian empires, they maintained a degree of autonomy that preserved Persian dynastic traditions
- PERSIS, KINGS OF - Encyclopaedia Iranica
PERSIS, KINGS OF, the Persian dynasts who between the 2nd century BCE and 3rd century CE ruled as Parthian representatives in Persis, southwestern Iran The sources for Persis between about 140 BCE and 224 CE are scant, and it is very difficult to write its history
- Persis - World History Encyclopedia
Persis was the Persian homeland, a land of river basins and plateaus which stretched forth from the Zagros Mountains Its heart roughly corresponded to modern Fars, consisting of river-drained plains between two ridges of the Zagros Mountains, running horizontal from east to west
- Persians - Wikipedia
The Persians were originally an ancient Iranian people who had migrated to Persis (also called "Persia proper" and corresponding with Iran's Fars Province) by the 9th century BCE
- Ancient Iran | History, Map, Cities, Religion, Art, Language, Facts . . .
The term Persia was used for centuries, chiefly in the West, to designate those regions where Persian language and culture predominated, but it more correctly refers to a region of southern Iran formerly known as Persis, alternatively as Pārs or Parsa, modern Fārs
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