His thesis concerned the methodologies of design in the ancient Iran from the 11th to the 17th century.
In ancient Iran musicians held socially respectable positions.
It was an important channel of communication with ancient Iran and Central Asia.
In ancient Iran, taking the right hand was the traditional way of concluding a treaty or signifying some solemn understanding between two parties.
Sadeh is a mid winter festival that was celebrated with grandeur and magnificence in ancient Iran.
Very little writings have survived from ancient Iran.
Some connect them with the Elamite people of ancient Iran.
Elgood also had an interest in gynecology in ancient Iran.
Zoroastrianism long held a dominant position in ancient Iran, but it suffered two cataclysmic shocks.
The genre to which they refer may go back to ancient Iran.