Joshua Hammer takes a hugely enjoyable look at three rivals who competed to decipher the world’s oldest writing ...

Embark on a journey through Iran, a country brimming with ancient history, mysticism, and timeless traditions. This ...

Fourteen years make for deep enough memory. But geopolitical events that recently gripped global attention revived milestone ...

The Persian Empire, founded in the 6th century BCE by Cyrus the Great, became one of history’s most powerful and influential empires. At its height, it spanned three continents,covering parts of ...

Archaeologists uncovered an ancient Byzantine mosaic in Dara, revealing the Greek-influenced city's military and religious ...

Alexander the Great's siege of the island city of Tyre used all the innovation and cunning worthy of a conqueror still known ...

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The young conqueror fell suddenly and fatally ill at an all-night feast. Now, a Stanford historian has found a potential ...

To comprehend the legend of Perseus as the ancestor of the Persians, which goes back to at least the time of Darius I, the king of Persia from 522 to 486 BC, we need to examine a Persian tradition ...

Why was the country of Iran formerly called Persia? What has this got to do with the conquests of ancient Middle Eastern kings?

Iran, a land of ancient civilizations and rich cultural heritage, is home to some of the world's most fascinating historical sites. From majestic ruins to architectural marvels, these seven famous ...