Parade of Shapur I, Naqsh-e Rajab, four Sassanid bas-reliefs of the third century, Region of Persepolis, Iran, Middle East

Parade of Shapur I, Naqsh-e Rajab, four Sassanid bas-reliefs of the third century, Region of Persepolis, Iran, Middle East

The Investiture of Sassanid monarch Ardashir II by the god Ahura Mazda, with the god Mithra on the left, Taq-i Bustan, near Kirmanshah, Iran, Middle East

Sassanid carvings showing Khasrow II, dating from the 4th century AD, Tagh-e-Bostan, Iran, Middle East

Triumph of Shapur I, Sassanid ruler, Naqsh-e Rustam, Iran, Middle East

The Investiture of Narse by the goddess Anahit at Naqsh-e-Rustam dating from 3rd century AD, Iran, Middle East

Sassanian palace, Firuzabad, Iran, Middle East

Fars, Iran

Sassanid relief of the triumph of King Shapur I. over the Roman Emperor Valerian and Philip the Arab at the Achaemenid burial site Naqsh-e Rostam, Rustam near the archeological site of Persepolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Persia, Iran, Asia

Sassanid relief at the Achaemenid burial site Naqsh-e Rostam, Rustam near the archeological site of Persepolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Persia, Iran, Asia

Historic Sassanid relief of the triumph of King Shapur I. over the Roman Emperor Valerian and Philip the Arab and tomb of King Darius, Dareios I. at the Achaemenid burial site Naqsh-e Rostam, Rustam near the archeological site of Persepolis, UNESCO World