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The Fortifications of Derbent are defensive lines originally built by the Sassanian Persian Empire. Located in modern day Russia, certain segments of the walls still contain Persian inscriptions.

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The Fortifications of Derbent are defensive lines originally built by the Sassanian Persian Empire. Located in modern day Russia, certain segments of the walls still contain Persian inscriptions.

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An aerial view of Iraj Castle, a Sasanian fortification built in the 4th-5th century CE in Iran. The monument is known for its peculiar design: large defensive walls with embedded rooms and arches, with towers at regular intervals, enclosing a vast empty interior of 190 hectares

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An aerial view of Iraj Castle, a Sasanian fortification built in the 4th-5th century CE in Iran. The monument is known for its peculiar design: large defensive walls with embedded rooms and arches, with towers at regular intervals, enclosing a vast empty interior of 190 hectares

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The ruins of Dezh Dokhtar Castle in southern Iran, built during the rule of Ardashir .

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The ruins of Dezh Dokhtar Castle in southern Iran, built during the rule of Ardashir .

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The Arch of Ctesiphon in modern-day Iraq is the only remaining structure of ancient Ctesiphon, built in 242–272 AD during the Sassanid Empire. Considered a landmark in architecture history, the Persian masterpiece was on the brink of collapse in 2021 when Iran intervened to restore it.

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The Arch of Ctesiphon in modern-day Iraq is the only remaining structure of ancient Ctesiphon, built in 242–272 AD during the Sassanid Empire. Considered a landmark in architecture history, the Persian masterpiece was on the brink of collapse in 2021 when Iran intervened to restore it.

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The Staffordshire Moorlands Pan, a decorated and inscribed Romano-British bronze trulla of the 2nd c. CE. The inscription contains the names of four Roman forts of the Hadrian wall. British museum, nr. 2005,1204.1

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The Staffordshire Moorlands Pan, a decorated and inscribed Romano-British bronze trulla of the 2nd c. CE. The inscription contains the names of four Roman forts of the Hadrian wall. British museum, nr. 2005,1204.1

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The Ancient City of Hegra, in the Arabian Desert, c.50 CE: this rock-hewn city was built by the Nabataeans, and it originally served as a center for international trade, but it was later transformed into a necropolis with more than 100 monumental tombs

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The Ancient City of Hegra, in the Arabian Desert, c.50 CE: this rock-hewn city was built by the Nabataeans, and it originally served as a center for international trade, but it was later transformed into a necropolis with more than 100 monumental tombs

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A drone photo of Fort 9, with the canal-lined Great Gorgan Wall visible on the right. Built in the 5th or 6th century CE by the Sasanian Empire in Iran, the wall is 195 km long and 6–10 m wide, and features over 30 fortresses spaced at intervals of between 10 and 50 km

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A drone photo of Fort 9, with the canal-lined Great Gorgan Wall visible on the right. Built in the 5th or 6th century CE by the Sasanian Empire in Iran, the wall is 195 km long and 6–10 m wide, and features over 30 fortresses spaced at intervals of between 10 and 50 km

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An 2400 year old Egyptian coffin with strange and amateurish decorations, shedding light on a tumultuous period in Egyptian history when the Persian Empire was in control of the region and Persian kings deported trained Egyptian artists and used them for building projects in Persia

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An 2400 year old Egyptian coffin with strange and amateurish decorations, shedding light on a tumultuous period in Egyptian history when the Persian Empire was in control of the region and Persian kings deported trained Egyptian artists and used them for building projects in Persia

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Painting of Shakyamuni emerging from the mountains by an unidentified Southern Song dynasty artist, dated 1244. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. See inscription translation in comments. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Painting of Shakyamuni emerging from the mountains by an unidentified Southern Song dynasty artist, dated 1244. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. See inscription translation in comments. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, aka Brunelleschi's dome, was the largest dome in the world after the fall of the Roman Empire and is still considered the largest ever made in masonry. Conceived, designed, and built by Filippo Brunelleschi, who initiated the Florentine Renaissance...

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Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, aka Brunelleschi's dome, was the largest dome in the world after the fall of the Roman Empire and is still considered the largest ever made in masonry. Conceived, designed, and built by Filippo Brunelleschi, who initiated the Florentine Renaissance...

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An early Arabic inscription, found in Tayma, modern Saudi Arabia, dating to 656 CE, during the first fitna immediately following the assassination of Caliph Uthman. Translation in comments.

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An early Arabic inscription, found in Tayma, modern Saudi Arabia, dating to 656 CE, during the first fitna immediately following the assassination of Caliph Uthman. Translation in comments.

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90 years ago today, local villagers in Shami accidentally unearthed a 2-meter statue while digging in the area. Shortly after, it was moved to the National Museum of Iran and dated to 50 BC. The Shami Statue is now considered the single most important work from the Parthian Empire.

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90 years ago today, local villagers in Shami accidentally unearthed a 2-meter statue while digging in the area. Shortly after, it was moved to the National Museum of Iran and dated to 50 BC. The Shami Statue is now considered the single most important work from the Parthian Empire.

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The interior of the main chamber of the Palace of Ardashir Pāpakan in Iran. The palace was built in 224 CE by King Ardashir I, the founder of the Sasanian Empire

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The interior of the main chamber of the Palace of Ardashir Pāpakan in Iran. The palace was built in 224 CE by King Ardashir I, the founder of the Sasanian Empire

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Cochasquí is one of the most extensive and most important complexes of pre-Columbian and pre-Inca Empire ruins in northern Ecuador. It covers 84 hectares and consists of 15 truncated pyramids and 21 burial mounds, locally called tolas. c. 950-1530 CE

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Cochasquí is one of the most extensive and most important complexes of pre-Columbian and pre-Inca Empire ruins in northern Ecuador. It covers 84 hectares and consists of 15 truncated pyramids and 21 burial mounds, locally called tolas. c. 950-1530 CE

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A preserved Etruscan wooden head sculpture was located on a funeral urn. There are still slight traces of the original gilding around the mouth. The head was found in Chiusi, in central Italy.

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A preserved Etruscan wooden head sculpture was located on a funeral urn. There are still slight traces of the original gilding around the mouth. The head was found in Chiusi, in central Italy.

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The ruins of the Jerwan aqueduct in Iraq, constructed of more than 2 million dressed stones and using stone arches and waterproof cement. The aqueduct is part of the larger Atrush Canal built by the Assyrian king Sennacherib between 703-690 BCE to water Ninevah's extensive gardens

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The ruins of the Jerwan aqueduct in Iraq, constructed of more than 2 million dressed stones and using stone arches and waterproof cement. The aqueduct is part of the larger Atrush Canal built by the Assyrian king Sennacherib between 703-690 BCE to water Ninevah's extensive gardens

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A decaying Sabaean temple inscription from the abandoned Temple of Awwam , in Modern-day Yemen.

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A decaying Sabaean temple inscription from the abandoned Temple of Awwam , in Modern-day Yemen.

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Detail of the pavement, with reused elements and inscriptions, in the Basilica di San Clemente al Laterano, Roma, 13th century

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Detail of the pavement, with reused elements and inscriptions, in the Basilica di San Clemente al Laterano, Roma, 13th century

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Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire is a castle, constructed along several centuries, converted to a palatial seigneurial residence, in Loiret, France. It is a chateau-fort, a true castle surrounded with a defensive moat, built to control one of the few sites where the Loire can be forded.

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Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire is a castle, constructed along several centuries, converted to a palatial seigneurial residence, in Loiret, France. It is a chateau-fort, a true castle surrounded with a defensive moat, built to control one of the few sites where the Loire can be forded.

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