[–] ttyprintk 4y ago ↗ Iran celebrated the 2500 year anniversary of the founding of the Achemenaid empire in 1971: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2,500-year_celebration_of_the_...I wonder if such a focus on pre-Islamic history would fuel the 1979 revolution.Nowadays, people are celebrating the 2500 year anniversary of Salamis (and Thermopylae, which is overrepresented in its significance).
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[ 4.7 ms ] story [ 10.7 ms ] threadI wonder if such a focus on pre-Islamic history would fuel the 1979 revolution.
Nowadays, people are celebrating the 2500 year anniversary of Salamis (and Thermopylae, which is overrepresented in its significance).