October 5, 2006

Beautiful creature

Achaemenid dog at the Iranian national museum. Aside from Zoroastrian funerary rites, pre-Islamic Persians used the dog not only for hunting and herding but also in war. Persians, Greeks, Assyrians, and Babylonians used large mastiffs as shock troops.

Winner: Ardavan Lotfi. Sad Afarin!

The person who wins the most number of daily quizes in a month will be awarded a book valued at up to $50 from Mage Publishers and their name will be enshrined in the Column of Champions! Second-place winner will receive the comic book "Rostam tales from the Shahnameh", a Persian/English wall calendar from Children of Persia, or a gift certificate from eworldrecords.com.

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