Iran is the ancient name of Persia, and it is derived from the root "Arya" or Aryan, the Indo-European branch of peoples who settled in that land. The Aryans of ancient Iran were Mazdayasni Zarathushtris, ie. Worshippers of Ahura Mazda (the name of God in Avestan) as revealed by the ancient prophet Zarathushtra, thousands of years before Christ.................

"Zoroastrianism is the oldest of the revealed world-religions, and it has probably had more influence on mankind, directly and indirectly, than any other single faith." -Mary Boyce, Zoroastrians. ................

"May your mind be master of its vow; may your soul be master of its vow; and may you live on in the joy of your soul all the nights of your life."
Vd. 18.27

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The Saga of the Aryans is a semi-fictional historical novel on the origins of the Aryan people. The Saga deals with the lives of the ancient Indo-Europeans about twenty thousand years ago, who proudly called themselves the Aryans - the Noble Ones. They were the first MazdaYasnis, the Worshippers of Ahura Mazda: God in the ancient Aryan tongue of Avestan.
Volume I of the Saga describes vividly the Great Migration of the Aryan ancestors from their ancient homeland Airyanam Vaejo in the North Pole, due to the Ice Age glaciations that occurred in that ancient age. Drawing inspiration from the sacred Scriptures of the Aryan Zoroastrians, in which the great journey is authenticated; the book unfolds the trials and tribulations that befell the ancient ancestors of mankind in their great journey to the South and the South-West, towards Iran, India, Greece, Russia, Germany and the other nations of Europe. The Aryans display great heroism against the bitter cold and blizzards, the wild animals and the savage barbarians. Romance blooms among the young, as they travel onwards to IRAN.

Indo-European languages

• Indo-Iranian
  • Iranian
    • Avestan
    • Old Persian -> Modern Persian
  • Indic
    • Sanskrit and Prakrits -> Romany, Bengali, Hindi
• Armenian
• Balto-Slavic
  • Baltic -> Prussian, Lettish, Lithuanian
  • Slavic
    • West -> Polish, Czecho-Slovak
    • South -> Bulgarian, Slovenian, Serbo-Croatian
    • East -> Russian
• Albanian
• Celtic -> Gallic

  • Gaelic -> Old Irish (-> Scots Gaelic, Irish Gaelic, Manx) ............................

History Of the Iranian Empire
THE PERSIANS
by: Aeschylus - (470 BC)
translated by Robert Potter
CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY
ATOSSA, widow of Darius and mother of XERXES
MESSENGER
GHOST OF DARIUS
XERXES
CHORUS OF PERSIAN ELDERS, who compose the Persian Council of State

(SCENE:-Before the Council-Hall of the Persian Kings at Susa.
The tomb of Darius the Great is visible. The time is 480 B.C., shortly
after the battle of Salamis. The play opens with the CHORUS OF
PERSIAN ELDERS singing its first choral lyric.)

Carter's State Visit to IRAN
"The Island Of Stability"
Jan. 1st, 1977
"23" Year pictorial History Of IRAN

The 8000 Year History:

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Iran has about 8000 years of history. Iran is the oldest civilization in the world. This is the latest research on history of civilizations, archeology & anthropology. When we say 8000 years, it does not mean 8000 years of Aryan Civilization. It means 8000 years history of Iran, meaning every civilization which lived in Iran. By this, we mean the very first civilization which lived Geologically on Iranian Continental Shelf, Geographically on Iranian Plateau, and Physically inside the Greater Iran.
Shoosh, The First Civilization:
The very first civilization which has ever lived in Iran was The Shoosh Civilization.
8000 years ago, there was a civilization which lived in today's Khoozestan, their name was "Shoosh Civilization," or in English "Susa Civilization." So far this has been reported as the oldest civilization which have ever existed on Earth. By civilization, we mean civilized city government or city state or Empire or Kingdom or any type of local civilized system. Archeologists divide time periods & discoveries of Shoosh, into two periods: Period One & Period Two. These periods are based on Geological Layers which the fossils & other material has been found in them, layer one & two which are on top of one another. Archeologists were digging in Shoosh since 1897 by "Jan Morgan" the French Archeologist, all the way until the present day. Dr. Scheil was also another valuable archeologist who dedicated a lot on uncovering the secrets of Shoosh.
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The primitive pottery of Elam in Sialk, which seemed a few years ago to be an isolated phenomenon in the history of the arts of the Near East, now takes its place as one of a variety of types, thanks to recent discoveries, and so it becomes a brilliant episode inn the evolution of a ceramic art which was common to most Hither Asia.

Le MONDE - February 11, 1975 - 11 février 1975
Iran 1985

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Gatha Group 1st CD Album

We are pleased to announce that the first CD of The Gatha Group, a  Zarathushti/Zoroastrian group, by the name of  "A Cedar Branch" is released  on 9th July  2002. It has 6 songs/anthems on Gatha of  Zartosht,   Ahuraee  Land-Iran,  Sedreh Pooshee (Initiation), Zoroastrian Wedding, Sports,  etc.
They are in Persian, Dari and two with English and Gathic interpretations.  They are all unique for their styles, contents and performance in Persian community.  Details of  lyrics, sample of songs, price and ordering info can be found  on:  www.oshihan.org/cedarbranch.htm