The Siamese Diaries
The title Persia derives from Parsa, the title in the Indo-European nomadic those who migrated into southern Iran—to a region then referred to as Persis—about 1000 bce. The 1st written reference on the Parsa takes place within the annals of Shalmaneser II, an Assyrian king, who reigned inside the 9th century bce. Since the Parsa expanded their