Arash Zeini

The Achaemenid cemetery of Mersin (Semnan Province, Iran)

Malekzadeh, Mehrdad, Reza Naseri, Elena Fausti, Andrea Cesaretti & Roberto Dan. 2026. The Achaemenid cemetery of Mersin (Semnan Province, Iran): local identities and imperial connections on the northern Iranian plateau. Antiquity. Published…

Donald Trump says he ‘must be involved’ in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader, reports say – US politics live US president tells Axios Iranians are ‘wasting their time. Khamenei’s son is a lightweight’; House to vote on war powers after Senate effort fails

Will this be Iran's second Alexander the Great moment?

"Donald Trump says he ‘must be involved’ in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader, reports say".

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Bringing cracking stories to readers around the world.

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Middle East crisis live: US submarine sank Iranian warship, Hegseth says; Israel launches fresh strikes on Tehran Nearly 150 reported missing and 32 people from the 180-crew frigate Iris Dena

Imagine this: 'Israeli air force says it has dropped 5,000 bombs on Iran in current military campaign'.

5000 bombs in four and a half days.

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Some books are so well done you wish you'd written them yourself. Next best thing is blurbing them!

This is a very smart and thoughtful book, readable and interesting for a scholar who isn't already waist deep in the sources.

Iran and the Caucasus 30 (1) Volume 30, issue 1, of Iran and the Caucasus has now been published. As always, we are grateful to the staff at Yale Classics Library (@yaleclassicslib.bsky.social) for sharing this publication information with us.

Iran and the Caucasus 30 (1)

Volume 30, issue 1, of Iran and the Caucasus has now been published. As always, we are grateful to the staff at Yale Classics Library (@yaleclassicslib.bsky.social) for sharing this publication information with us.

Enjoy it!

Three Middle Persian documents from Fārs Asefi, Nima & Shervin Farridnejad. 2026. Three Middle Persian documents from Fārs dating to the reigns of Xusrō II and Ohrmazd IV. Berkeley Working Papers in Middle Iranian Philology 4(6). 1–24. In 2024, images of three previously unknown Middle Persian documents on leather became available, reportedly originating from an undisclosed location in Fārs province, Iran. All three documents are formal letters.

Three Middle Persian documents from Fārs

Asefi, Nima & Shervin Farridnejad. 2026. Three Middle Persian documents from Fārs dating to the reigns of Xusrō II and Ohrmazd IV. Berkeley Working Papers in Middle Iranian Philology 4(6). 1–24. In 2024, images of three previously unknown Middle Persian…

Gold, Silver and Glass Simpson, St John (ed.). 2026. Gold, Silver and Glass: Power Networks, Cultural Identities, Technology Transfers and Agency across the Old World (7th Century BC - 1st Century AD). Bicester: Archaeopress. This volume explores how precious materials shaped power, identity and cultural exchange in the ancient world from the 7th century BC to early Roman times. Growing out of the British Museum special exhibition Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece, it brings together new perspectives on technology, value and artistic interaction from Greece to China.

Gold, Silver and Glass

Simpson, St John (ed.). 2026. Gold, Silver and Glass: Power Networks, Cultural Identities, Technology Transfers and Agency across the Old World (7th Century BC - 1st Century AD). Bicester: Archaeopress. This volume explores how precious materials shaped power, identity and…

It gets too much too fast. For me it's the shouting about AI and politics that fills my feed and really affects me. I've tried filters, but they don't really help. As a result, I barely use bsk anymore. You will be missed if you leave, but it's very understandable.

Many congratulations!

In memory of Philippe Gignoux Gyselen, Rika (ed.). 2024. Administrations et préposés d’époque sassanide: Nouvelles données à la mémoire de Philippe Gignoux (Cahiers de Studia Iranica 66). Paris: Association pour l’avancement des études iraniennes. This volume brings together studies based on primary sources, often unpublished, which highlight important aspects of the administration of the Sasanian Empire. Some complete our knowledge on the territorial establishment of the various administrations and of the mints, others deal with the actors of these institutions such as the magi and the scribes. The sources used are mainly seals and seal impressions on clay bullae. Summary

In memory of Philippe Gignoux

Gyselen, Rika (ed.). 2024. Administrations et préposés d’époque sassanide: Nouvelles données à la mémoire de Philippe Gignoux (Cahiers de Studia Iranica 66). Paris: Association pour l’avancement des études iraniennes. This volume brings together studies based on…

Text, script and language in Bactria and Serindia Ching, Chao-jung & Michaël Peyrot (eds.). 2026. Text, script and language in Bactria and Serindia. Papers on cultural and linguistic interactions in pre-Islamic Central Asia. Beiträge zur Irani…

Ching, Chao-jung & Michaël Peyrot (eds.). 2026. Text, script and language in Bactria and Serindia. Papers on cultural and linguistic interactions in pre-Islamic Central Asia (Beiträge zur Iranistik 55). Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag.

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The diversification of Indo-Iranian and the position of the Nuristani languages Halfmann, Jakob. 2025. The diversification of Indo-Iranian and the position of the Nuristani languages (Beiträge Zur Iranistik 54). Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag. This book offers a new approach to th…

The diversification of Indo-Iranian and the position of the Nuristani languages

Halfmann, Jakob. 2025. The diversification of Indo-Iranian and the position of the Nuristani languages (Beiträge Zur Iranistik 54). Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag.

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Gāthās of Zarathuštra Kellens, Jean. 2026. Les Gâthâs attribuées à Zarathuštra. Aux origines de l’Avesta et de la religion zoroastrienne. Paris: Les Belles Lettres. At the source of the Avesta, the collection of the old…

Gāthās of Zarathuštra

Kellens, Jean. 2026. Les Gâthâs attribuées à Zarathuštra. Aux origines de l’Avesta et de la religion zoroastrienne. Paris: Les Belles Lettres.

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Herodotus on the Expedition of Datis and Artaphrenes Degen, Julian. 2025. Herodotus on the Expedition of Datis and Artaphrenes: Athenian Imperialism Mirrored in the First Persian War. The Classical Quarterly (2025) 1–14. By accepting a later dating f…

Herodotus on the Expedition of Datis and Artaphrenes

Degen, Julian. 2025. Herodotus on the expedition of Datis and Artaphrenes: Athenian imperialism mirrored in the first Persian war. The Classical Quarterly, FirstView. 1–14.

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Debating Cyrus Johnson, David M., Gabriel Alexander Danzig and Rodrigo Illarraga (eds.). 2026. Debating Cyrus: Leadership in Xenophon’s ›Cyropaedia‹ (Xenophon Studies 2). Berlin: De Gruyter. Is Xenophon’s Cyrus t…

Debating Cyrus

Johnson, David M., Gabriel Alexander Danzig and Rodrigo Illarraga (eds.). 2026. Debating Cyrus: Leadership in Xenophon’s ›Cyropaedia‹ (Xenophon Studies 2). Berlin: De Gruyter.

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Herodotus and Women Zaccarini, Matteo. 2024.Erodoto e le donne: La presenza femminile nelle Storie. Rome: Carocci. Elena partì da Sparta con i Troiani, ma, forse, fu una fuga volontaria più che un rapimento. La regina…

Herodotus and Women

Zaccarini, Matteo. 2024. Erodoto e le donne: La presenza femminile nelle Storie. Rome: Carocci.

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Khotanese dīñ- “overthink” Hitch, Doug & Mehrdad Derafshi. 2025. Khotanese dīñ- “overthink” and Avestan daēnā- “view, vision.” Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 1–10. Two new folios from the Old Khot…

Hitch, Doug & Mehrdad Derafshi. 2025. Khotanese dīñ- “overthink” and Avestan daēnā- “view, vision.” Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 1–10.

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Now that I know: it really is all about yarns!!! My little contribution to speaking riddles in social media.

My post was not aimed at you as such. Genuinely wondering what this was all about. The answer was revealed in another thread further down the timeline.

Everyone speaks in riddles!!! Everything she says is yarn?!? The only parts I understand in this thread are the references to 'here' and 'there', meaning gētīy and mēnōy, the tangible and intangible worlds of Zoroastrianism. The rest is a complete mystery to me.

Flyer for lecture by Rachel Schine

We are super thrilled that @rachelschine.bsky.social is holding an online lecture on March 4th! DM or email @speriola.bsky.social of you want to join us 🙂 #cims

Can philosophy change one’s life? Above all, it is a matter of spiritual exercise, as Hadot might suggest...
A new volume in the series Philosophy as a Way of Life is soon available!
In his book, Jean-Paul Martinon explores Spinoza’s project of emendation as a lived philosophical practice.

Women in Philosophy: Elly Vintiadis on psychedelic assisted therapy YouTube video by The Philosophy Garden

Highlights from our Women in Philosophy lecture series: @ellyvintiadis.bsky.social on psychedelic-assisted therapy youtu.be/q90qc9xJeN8?... #philsky #philpsy

Philosophers, I kindly ask that you share this CFP for the University of Calgary’s annual Graduate Student Conference to your networks. The link to the full announcement on PhilEvents can be found in the comments. Thanks in advance!

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Kleines Gatha-Lesebuch Hoffmann, Karl. 2025. Kleines Gatha-Lesebuch: Aus dem Nachlass herausgegeben von Bernhard Forssman, unter Mitwirkung von Jürgen Habisreitinger. Mit einem Beitrag von Almut Hintze. (Ed.) Bernhard Forssman. Heidelberg: Heidelberg Asian Studies Publishing. This book is open access and can be downloaded here. Dieses Buch enthält Stücke aus den "Gathas": poetischen Texten, als deren Verfasser Zarathustra angesehen wird, der Stifter der Parsen-Religion.

Kleines Gatha-Lesebuch

Hoffmann, Karl. 2025. Kleines Gatha-Lesebuch: Aus dem Nachlass herausgegeben von Bernhard Forssman, unter Mitwirkung von Jürgen Habisreitinger. Mit einem Beitrag von Almut Hintze. (Ed.) Bernhard Forssman. Heidelberg: Heidelberg Asian Studies Publishing. This book is open…

Pasts Imperfect (1.22.26) This week, intellectual historian and classicist Inger N.I. Kuin discusses her new book on Diogenes and ruminates on the controversy in Texas surrounding teaching Plato. Then, a new edited, open acces...

The latest Pasts Imperfect is out! @ingerkuin.bsky.social discusses her new Diogenes book and the controversy over teaching Plato in Texas. Then, a new open access book on Chinese philosophy, archaeological ecosystems, RaceB4Race, new ancient world journals by @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social & more! 🛢️

it’s real

Persian Language Summer School ASPIRANTUM’s 2026 Persian Language Summer School offers 6–10 weeks (120–200 hours) of intensive Modern Persian instruction in Yerevan, beginning on June 21, June 28, or July 5, 2026. Classes at beginner, elementary, and intermediate levels focus on all key skills - reading, writing, speaking, listening, grammar, and vocabulary - with small groups ensuring meaningful progress. Participants also take part in 

Persian Language Summer School

ASPIRANTUM’s 2026 Persian Language Summer School offers 6–10 weeks (120–200 hours) of intensive Modern Persian instruction in Yerevan, beginning on June 21, June 28, or July 5, 2026. Classes at beginner, elementary, and intermediate levels focus on all key skills -…