TEHRAN-- Iranian archaeologists have actually just recently found another Sassanid-era (224-- 651) rock illustration in Marvdasht, southern Fars province, ILNA reported on Monday.The petroglyph includes moral teachings on the benefits of planting and securing trees, archaeologist Abolhassan Atabaki explained.The discovery of many Sassanid petroglyphs in Marvdasht has made the region the center of Sassanid inscriptions, he added.Earlier in February, Atabaki stated that a Sassanid-era (224-- 651) petroglyph consisting of moral teachings, consisting of condemnation of whistleblowing, was found in this region.In Sassanid Iranian society, these moral teachings encompass a large part of Pahlavi literature, which demonstrates generosity, wisdom, regard, restraint, in addition to philosophical richness and knowledge, he added.Ancient works and stone engravings found in Marvdasht over the previous couple of years have actually always caught the interest of archaeologists, historians and individuals thinking about ancient languages.In January, Atabaki announced that another Sassanid-era petroglyph, composed on the subject of wishing for a holy marriage for an Iranian girl, was discovered in the region.It is among the most beautiful Sassanid inscriptions found over the past century in Marvdasht, as it bears a wish for a holy marital relationship for an Iranian lady, he noted.An ancient rock drawing of a Sassanid-era horseman was also found in Marvdasht, he mentioned.In the northern rocks of the ancient city of Istakhr and 4 meters in the air, the scratch engraving depicts a Sassanid rider with a wavy ribbon and a horse with 4 hooves, the archaeologist said.Since there are really couple of petroglyphs left from the late Sassanid duration, the discovery of this petroglyph is extremely considerable and has research study worth despite its simpleness, he added.In lots of ways, Iran under Sassanian rule saw remarkable achievements in Persian civilization.
Experts say that the art and architecture of the country experienced a basic renaissance throughout Sassanid rule.
Because period, crafts such as metalwork and gem inscription grew extremely advanced, as scholarship was motivated by the state; numerous works from both the East and West were translated into Pahlavi, the official language of the Sassanians.Of all the product stays of the period, only coins make up a constant chronological sequence throughout the whole period of the dynasty.
Such Sassanian coins have the name of the king for whom they were struck engraved in Pahlavi, which permits scholars to date them rather closely.The legendary wealth of the Sassanian court is completely verified by the presence of more than one hundred examples of bowls or plates of precious metal known at present.
Among the finest examples is the silver plate with partial gilding in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
The dynasty was destroyed by Arab invaders during a span from 637 to 651.
The ancient area, called Pars (Fars), or Persis, was the heart of the Achaemenid Empire established by Cyrus the Great and had its capital in Pasargadae.
Darius I the Great moved the capital to nearby Persepolis in the late 6th or early 5th century BC.
Alexander the Great defeated the Achaemenian army at Arbela in 331 and burned Persepolis obviously as revenge against the Persians since it seems the Persian King Xerxes had actually burnt the Greek City of Athens around 150 years earlier.Persis became part of the Seleucid kingdom in 312 after Alexanders death.
The Parthian empire (247 BC-- 224 CE) of the Arsacids (corresponding approximately to the modern Khorasan in Iran) replaced the Seleucids guideline in Persis during 170-- 138 BC.
The Sasanid Empire (224 CE-- 651) had its capital at Istkhr.
Not up until the 18th century, under the Zand dynasty (1750-- 79) of southern Iran, did Fars once again end up being the heart of an empire.ABU/ AM