Persian
adjective
of or relating to ancient and recent Persia (now Iran), its people, or their language.
pre-Persian
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a word derived from
Persian.
Example Sentences
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It belongs to the last quarter of the sixth century B.C., and relates to the pre-Persian temple.
From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various
The circumstances of their discovery between the south supporting-wall of the Parthenon and Kimon's inner Acropolis wall make it certain that we are dealing with pre-Persian art.
From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various
Let us now compare the nomenclature of the pre-Persian and Periclean temples.
From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various
Furthermore just such cyma pieces have been discovered belonging to other structures in Olympia and amid the pre-Persian ruins on the Acropolis of Athens.
From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various
His geographical ideas, in fact, went back to the greater Cilicia of pre-Persian time, which had been one of the "four great powers of Asia."
From The Ancient East by D. G. (David George) Hogarth
