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چکیده
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Recently a new Greek inscription has been found in the Iranian province of Lorestan (fi g. 1), in the central part of the Zagros Mountain range. Greek inscriptions dated to the Seleucid and Arsacid rule in Iran are not rare. Still, what makes this fi nding exceptional is the relative remoteness of the site, far away as it seems from the present state of research, from major ancient cities and routes. The inscription has been carved on the surface of a fl at limestone rock overlooking the Tang-e Lili or Lili straits, a section of the gorge through which the River Ma rboreh fl ows westwards roughly following a northwest/ south-east direction before eventually heading north towards the modern city of Doroud and joining the Sezar River (fi g. 2). The site lies two kilometres west of the closest modern settlement, the village of Chamnar and twenty kilometres south-east of Doroud, the nearest major mo dern settlement. The inscription is placed close to the top of the northern slope of an elevated promontory, surrounded on three sides by the bend of the river Marboreh. Therefore, the site is not easily accessible to someone who is not a trained mountain trekker.
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