Jordan nominated East Jerusalem as UNESCO World Heritage site, reflecting a Hashemite long-term custodianship over Muslim and Christian shrines in Jerusalem. Meanwhile, Petra (inscribed in 1985), ...

TEHRAN - A new phase of archaeological excavations has commenced on the ruins of Valerian’s Palace in the ancient city of ...

In the early fourth century, the Roman Empire officially embraced Christianity. It now faced a new geopolitical adversary: the Sassanid Persian Empire, where Zoroastrianism was the state religion.

the objective of reaching the eastern Mediterranean and establishing a presence there goes way back and was a key factor in the wars between Iran’s ancient Sassanid Empire and the Eastern Roman ...