Persian - An Overview
The identify Persia derives from Parsa, the identify with the Indo-European nomadic those who migrated into southern Iran—to an area then known as Persis—about 1000 bce. The first penned reference into the Parsa happens during the annals of Shalmaneser II, an Assyrian king, who reigned during the 9th century bce. Because the Parsa expanded thei