Opium addiction spread, and its victims included Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. Around 1000 AD, Persian physician Avicenna developed standard opium doses the size of chickpeas.

When finished, the Trans-Iranian will jog south 865 miles through the middle of the country it serves, joining the Caspian Sea with the Persian Gulf. U. S. and German firms began the line in 1927 ...

AT the Eighteenth Session of the League of Nations Advisory Committee on Opium, held in May 1934, the American representative, Mr. Stuart J. Fuller, drew attention to the dangerous situation which ...

Of opium, fire temples, and sarees: A peek into the world of India's dwindling Parsis. Story by Cherylann Mollan ... a Persian king who was the founder of the Achaemenid empire.

Item 1 of 5 Vessels that contained opium in the 14th century BC, when it was used by Canaanites as an offering for the dead, according to a study by the Israel Antiquities Authority, Tel Aviv ...

Of opium, fire temples, and sarees: A peek into the world of India's dwindling Parsis. 16 May 2025. Share Save. ... a Persian king who was the founder of the Achaemenid empire.

The production of opium in Myanmar has flourished since the military's seizure of power as the faltering economy has led more people toward the drug trade, according to a new United Nations report.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Two years after the Taliban banned opium, Afghan farmers turning to alternative crops are discovering that many no longer grow easily here because of the impact of ...

Of opium, fire temples, and sarees: A peek into the world of India's dwindling Parsis. Cherylann Mollan - BBC News, ... a Persian king who was the founder of the Achaemenid empire.