<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:47:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/achaemenid/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA["A Silent Gaze from the Past"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visiting the National Museum of Iran, I thought I was just going to "see some old things." But what I saw in the Achaemenid section — I still think about it days later. There’s a large, headless]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nationalmuseumiran/@moreart/a-silent-gaze-from-the-past</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nationalmuseumiran/@moreart/a-silent-gaze-from-the-past</guid><category><![CDATA[nationalmuseumiran]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[moreart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 09:15:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqwtpx2Q4DGvZC5ARrFfkZaF1DE1q2MM5arhP6D42TDbf4xawndBtCZfNJnsAnoei7CMzJd25CfUooVgFTyzC3qqmdkRrR3bSnweE3JxLuB6wf7t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Xerxes The Great" King of kings of All Nations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is a documentary about one of the greatest rulers and conquerors of history. This documentary is based on inscriptions by "Xerxes The Great" echoing over 25 centuries to reach us. "Darius]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/persia/@iranamedia/f5m7jt4m</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/persia/@iranamedia/f5m7jt4m</guid><category><![CDATA[persia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iranamedia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2018 11:06:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMDmNFx8TeUBXf6p32obyc8QVT4rQqEZ1yhk7TvWDADvCXGJFQTkKJyju6GhE8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xerxes The Great, King of kings of All Nations (Official Trailer)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is the official trailer for the documentary film about one of the greatest rulers of history. This documentary to be released worldwide on the 20th of March 2014 is based on inscriptions by "Xerxes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/persia/@iranamedia/8u3p6xzm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/persia/@iranamedia/8u3p6xzm</guid><category><![CDATA[persia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iranamedia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2018 11:12:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM7sw9fjWtkApkcDGK66LgArtFMPPDuGy4Hx7uuWgfsAEb6MHm2gHX3Y2x14EW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Griffin lion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Griffin-lion relief in glazed brickwork, Achaemenid Period, Ancient Persia, 530-330 BC. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/iran/@movsen/griffin-lion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/iran/@movsen/griffin-lion</guid><category><![CDATA[iran]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[movsen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 12:37:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNhppUjpaAaBDXJRZLu3AdaGMqihzn3oYMRnkCDopG4CKuJiyhfqZygVZBB5f1BFLyU2AEwdpf3SnnAHNSpQeQxHnXxqutC78qfwirRYAXLvfoHDvbNBLt3uQPSM3MaZ7MWvZRBnqRPbaRM2tFDzRaCj2Qw86MizB9GzHdg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Achaemenid Empire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Achaemenid Empire (/əˈkiːmənɪd/ c. 550–330 BC), also called the First Persian Empire, was an empire based in Western Asia, founded by Cyrus the Great. Ranging at its greatest extent from the Balkans]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/achaemenid/@movsen/achaemenid-empire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/achaemenid/@movsen/achaemenid-empire</guid><category><![CDATA[achaemenid]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[movsen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 12:29:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVPLhz5hjRYkrJz4kisdHCQwkKS1dqzeFseXm5Bc72Yy4Hpr2qq2kAQojwV5tw4RKNHay8EPbaM4QRz6Y5hoh3YMCyWW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Know Iran #03 - Introduction of Achaemenid, Darius the Great - ( History series of Iran #3 )]]></title><description><![CDATA[Darius I, the son of Vriestasp, was called Darius the Great, the third king of Achaemenid. In 522 BC, with the help of a number of heads of the seven great Persian families, the kingship of the Achaemenid]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@farseer/know-iran-03-introduction-of-achaemenid-darius-the-great-history-series-of-iran-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@farseer/know-iran-03-introduction-of-achaemenid-darius-the-great-history-series-of-iran-3</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[farseer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2017 10:51:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVefSvco3C73pHa6h4VCvVMWkbRJer8SaTDdFdQ4Gsxwr8oGVXptrLohszw7uEQFT7VoRGFWmGKihjMg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Achaemenid Empire: The origin of the Persians (World First Organized  Empire)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Achaemenid Empire, or Achaemenid Persian Empire, (550–330 BC) was the first of the Persian Empires to rule over significant portions of Greater Persia (or Iran). 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