Bridgeman Arts
The Wonders of the Creation and the Curiosities of Existence by Zakariya 'Ibn Al-Qazwini - Part 1
The Wonders of Creation and the Oddities of Existence was compiled in 1270 by Zakariya Qazwini, a judge living in Wasit in Iraq. It remained popular reading for centuries. It is an illustrated compendium, which describes the many marvels...
Bridgeman Arts
The Wonders of the Creation and the Curiosities of Existence by Zakariya 'Ibn Al-Qazwini - Part 2
The Wonders of Creation and the Oddities of Existence was compiled in 1270 by Zakariya Qazwini, a judge living in Wasit in Iraq. It remained popular reading for centuries. It is an illustrated compendium, which describes the many marvels...
Bridgeman Arts
The Wonders of the Creation and the Curiosities of Existence by Zakariya 'Ibn Al-Qazwini - Part 3
The Wonders of Creation and the Oddities of Existence was compiled in 1270 by Zakariya Qazwini, a judge living in Wasit in Iraq. It remained popular reading for centuries. It is an illustrated compendium, which describes the many marvels...
Bloomberg
Can Iran Bring Stability West in Middle East?
Sept. 26 -- Bloomberg's Indira Lakshmanan reports on western relations with Iran. She speaks on Bloomberg Surveillance. (Source: Bloomberg)
Bridgeman Arts
The Compendium of Chronicles by Rashid-al-Din Hamadani
Rashid al-Din Tabib, also Rashid ad-Din Fadhlullah Hamadani (1247 - 1318), was a Persian physician, writer and historian, who wrote an enormous Islamic history volume, the Jami al-Tawarikh, in the Persian language. He was the Grand...
Bridgeman Arts
Bahrain 1960s - His Highness Sheikh Sir Salman II bin Hamad al-Khalifa, Ruler of Bahrain, with his entourage. Shipbuilding at Mina Salman Port in Manama.
Clip 2 from French language film about Bahrain in the 1960s. His Highness Sheikh Sir Salman II bin Hamad al-Khalifa, Ruler of Bahrain, with his entourage. Persian boats and barges under construction.
Bloomberg
Rystad Energy's Nysveen Says Iranian Actions Are Adding to Market Nervousness
Jun.20 -- Per Magnus Nysveen, senior partner and head of analysis at Rystad Energy, discusses the impact on energy markets from U.S.-Iran tensions. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin and Alix Steel on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."
Bridgeman Arts
Timurid Miniatures Part II
By bringing craftsmen from different conquered lands to his capital in Samarqand, Timur initiated one of the most brilliant periods in Islamic art. Timurid art and architecture provided inspiration to lands stretching from Anatolia to...
Bridgeman Arts
Treasures of Ancient Persia no2
The emergence of the Islamic epoch in Iranian culture doesn't stop at pre-islamic history. A continuation of Parthian, Achaemenid and Sasanian decorative motives and architectural elements influences contemporary artistic creations in...
Bridgeman Arts
Unknown artist, Treasures of Ancient Persia no1
The emergence of the Islamic epoch in Iranian culture doesn't stop at pre-islamic history. A continuation of Parthian, Achaemenid and Sasanian decorative motives and architectural elements influences contemporary artistic creations in...
Bridgeman Arts
Timurid Miniatures Part I
By bringing craftsmen from different conquered lands to his capital in Samarqand, Timur initiated one of the most brilliant periods in Islamic art. Timurid art and architecture provided inspiration to lands stretching from Anatolia to...
Geography Now
Geography Now! Iran
It's the world's second largest producer of oil, the largest producer of caviar, and home to numerous ancient and sacred landmarks. Iran—once the hotbed of Islamic conservatism—is also undergoing a cultural shift with a younger...
Crash Course
Alchemy: Crash Course History of Science #10
If the word alchemy makes you think of wizards gathered around bubbling cauldrons, you're not completely wrong! Introduce scholars to the history of chemistry during part 10 of a 15-part History of Science series. The video takes viewers...
Crash Course
The Medieval Islamicate World: Crash Course History of Science #7
The Medieval Islamicate World was truly a world of wonders! Clocks with gears, armillary spheres ... and robots that played music? Journey to ancient Baghdad, the center of science and math with the seventh video in a History of Science...
Curated OER
Engineering an Empire - Greece (Part 1/5)
Themistocles' outsider status permits him to unify the disparate Greek city-states to battle the invading Persian army and his crafty strategy leads to a stunning victory at Salamis. Narrated by Peter Weller, this History Channel...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Clasp With an Eagle and Its Prey Dating From the Parthian Empire
Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Fiona Kidd discusses portable wealth in Clasp with an eagle and its prey dating from the Parthian Empire, c. 1st-2nd century, C.E.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: An English Ambassador
Christopher de Bellaigue, writer, describes the portraits of Sir Robert Sherley and his wife in the exhibition: Shah Abbas, the remaking of Iran. These portraits are featured at The British Museum.