On the 7th of june 2017 in the Library of Congress in Washington several experts participated in an all-day symposium on the legacy of the ancient Persian Sasanian Empire (224-651 A.D.).
The Sasanians ruled a large empire in Central and Western Asia, stretching from the Oxus River to the Euphrates and from the Hindukush to Eastern Arabia, for over 400 years (224-651 B.C.).
Known as Iranshahr (the Domain of Iran), it was a powerful empire that engendered much of what came to be known as the Iranian culture in the medieval and modern periods. For transcript and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7943