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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Little was known of the buildings on the Acropolis in the pre-Persian period before the great excavations of 1885-1888, which rank among the most surprising achievements of modern research.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" 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
Lolling maintains that the eastern cella of the Parthenon was the Parthenon proper, that the western room of the Parthenon was the opisthodomos, and that the νεως ό Έκατόμπεδος was the pre-Persian temple.
From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various
There can be no doubt that these are respectively the eastern porch, the main cella, the large western room and the two smaller chambers of 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
