🏛️ Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region
Firuzabad: The Victory Relief of Ardashir
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2018
- Victory relief carved circa 224 CE commemorating Ardashir I's triumph over Artabanus V
- Monumental scale: approximately 18 metres long and 4 metres high
- Located in Fars Province, southeastern Iran; comprises eight archaeological sites in three areas
The Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region represents one of the most significant material records of the Sassanian Empire, which dominated Persia from the 3rd to 7th centuries CE. The landscape comprises eight archaeological sites distributed across three geographical clusters: Firuzabad, Bishapur, and Sarvestan. At Firuzabad, the Victory Relief of Ardashir I stands as an early and monumental example of Sassanian rock-cut art, depicting the founder's military triumph that inaugurated ...