Madra — or Madraka is the name of an ancient region and its inhabitants, located in the north west division of the ancient Indian sub continent. Uttaramadra divisionAitareya Brahmana makes first reference to the Madras as Uttaramadras i.e northern Madras … Wikipedia
ACHAEMENES — Rex Persarum. Horat. Carm. l. 2. od 12. Num tu quae tenuit dives Achaemenes, Permutare velis crine Lyciniae. Amm. Marcellin. l. 19. c. 2. reddit, Rex Regibus imperans: De Sapore enim verba faciens, Persis Saporem, et Achaemenem appellantbus, et… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Achaemenid — noun (plural menids; also Achaemenidae) Etymology: Greek Achaimenides, from Achaimenes, 7th century B.C. Persian king, founder of the dynasty + ides (patronymic suffix) Date: 1889 a member of the ruling house of ancient Persia generally … New Collegiate Dictionary
Kambojas — The Kambojas were a Kshatriya tribe of Iron Age India, frequently mentioned in ( post Vedic ) Sanskrit and Pali literature, making their first appearance in the Mahabharata and contemporary Vedanga literature (roughly from the 7th century BCE).… … Wikipedia
Science and technology in Iran — Science and technology in Iran, formerly known as Persia, have a history, like the country itself. Persia was a cradle of science in earlier times. Persian scientists contributed to the current understanding of nature, medicine, mathematics, and… … Wikipedia
Sassanid Empire — Infobox Former Country native name = Eranshahr ساسانیان conventional long name = Sassanid Empire common name = Sassanid Empire national motto = continent = Asia region = Persia country = Iran era = status = government type = Monarchy year start … Wikipedia
Ancient Iranian Medicine — The practice and study of medicine in Persia has a long and prolific history. The ancient Iranian medicine was combined by different medical traditions from Greece, Egypt, India and China for more than 4000 years and merged to form what became… … Wikipedia
Achaemenid — /euh kee meuh nid, euh kem euh /, n., pl. Achaemenids, Achaemenidae /ak euh men i dee /, Achaemenides /ak euh men i deez /. a member of the dynasty of kings in ancient Persia that ruled from c550 B.C. to 331 B.C. [ACHAEMEN(ES) + ID1] * * * … Universalium
Mithraism — • A pagan religion consisting mainly of the cult of the ancient Indo Iranian Sun god Mithra Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Mithraism Mithraism … Catholic encyclopedia
Darius — The holder or supporter, the name of several Persian kings. (1.) Darius the Mede (Dan. 11:1), the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes (9:1). On the death of Belshazzar the Chaldean he received the kingdom of Babylon as viceroy from… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
