And… amazingly, not looking all stressed and unhappy. She’s settling in, and choosing rooms that show off her blue eyes.
The mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) also called the Indian, Indus, Persian, or marsh crocodile, is found throughout the Indian subcontinent and the surrounding countries. It is one of the three crocodilians found in India, the others being the Gharial and the Saltwater crocodile.
Silver drachm of the Parthian king Phraates III (70- 57 BC), struck in Kangavar (a city which still exists, in Kermanshah province, Iran).
Mr Church was inspired by Middle Eastern and Persian Art. His interpretations of these designs are seen throughout the mansion.
Mr Church was inspired by Middle Eastern and Persian Art. His interpretations of these designs are seen throughout the mansion.
A recent acquisition. More low-lying than regular catmint (Nepeta × faassenii) and already in bloom, same rich catmint aroma that drives this human kitty nuts.
GAZ – the famous nougat from Isfahan, is offered in great variety. Very delicious !!
The Mithraic Mysteries were a mystery religion practised in the Roman Empire from about the 1st to 4th centuries AD. The name of the Persian god Mithra, adapted into Greek as Mithras, was linked to a new and distinctive imagery. Romans also called the religion Mysteries of Mithras or Mysteries …
Behind me is Maiden’s Tower. Maiden’s Tower sits on a small islet located at the southern entrance of Bosphorus strait 200m off the coast of Üsküdar in Istanbul, Turkey. Maiden’s Tower was first built by the ancient Athenian general Alcibiades in 408 BC to control the movements of the Persian …
