The latest issue of the academic journal Hunara, officially titled Hunara: Journal of Ancient Iranian Arts and History, was published in July 2025. This issue marks the…

Abedini Iraqi, Mehdi, Roberto Dan Mohammad Keshavarz Divkolaee et al., 2025, Il Grande Arco del Mazandaran. Storia Archeologia Viva. Anno XLIV, N232 Luglio/Agosto, pp 20-31.   An…

The Association for Iranian Studies (AIS) and The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Utrecht University, The Netherlands invite proposals in all subfields of Iranian Studies…

This introduction provides a systematic overview of the history of the Achaemenid-Persian Empire, also widely known as the ‘Persian Empire’. It was the first imperial formation of…

The Institute of Iranian Studies at the University of St Andrews is pleased to announce the Fifth Biennial Symposia Iranica Conference. We invite Postgraduate and Early Career…

Pembroke College and the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge will hold a conference in April 2026 to commemorate the centenary…

The Bīsotūn inscription of Darius I (DB) is a masterpiece of ancient literature containing descriptions of historical events, imperial propaganda, cultic statements, ethical instructions, wisdom insights, blessings…

This article presents new readings and interpretations of seven documents from the Pahlavi Archive of Hastijan. These documents were previously examined and published by the distinguished scholar…

Encyclopaedia Iranica has recently undergone a significant update that has greatly enhanced the user experience and facilitated researchers’ access to scholarly content. Advanced search features now enable…

A new article by Jamsheed K. Choksy, titled “Forgiveness is Goodness: Mercy as an Enduring Virtue in Zoroastrianism”, has been published in Acta Orientalia Hungarica (Volume 77,…