Ispahan is a kind of Damask rose. Robert de Brie is given credit for bringing them from Persia to Europe sometime between 1254 and 1276. Summer Damasks (crosses between Gallica roses and R. phoenicea) bloom once in summer. Autumn Damasks (Gallicas crossed with R. moschata) bloom later, in the autumn. The name Ispahan is from the name of city of Isfahan in Iran. Species About 100, see text References:   U. of Illinois 2002-05-29 A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa and the flower of this shrub. ... Persian art is conscious of a great past, and monumental in many respects. ... Events December 2 - Manfred of Sicily defeats army of Pope Innocent IV at Foggia. ... Events January 21 - Innocent V elected Gregory Xs successor as Pope March 9 - Augsburg becomes an Imperial Free City June - Rudolph I of Germany declares war on Ottokar II, king of Bohemia July 11, Adrian V elected Innocent Vs successor as Pope John XXI succeeds Adrian V as... Isfahan, Inner Courtyard of Medresseh-I Shah Husein Isfahan, Medresseh-I Shah Husein Mosque Entrance Isfahan or Esfahan (historically also rendered as Ispahan, anciently known as Aspadana; اصفهان in Persian) (population in 2000: 2,540,000), located about 340 km south of Tehran is the capital of Isfahan Province and... Iran (Persian: ایران) is a Middle Eastern country located in southwestern Asia. ...