The Battle of Issus, fought in 333 BC, was one of the most pivotal moments in ancient history. On one side stood Alexander ...

BC. The Persian Achaemenid Empire, established half a century earlier under Cyrus the Great, stretched from Northern India to Southeast Europe. The Achaemenid Empire controlled a vast area with ...

Darius I King of Persia 548 B.C.-485 B.C siris_sil_1005426 ...

In the wake of the Israel–Iran war in June, all the signs point to a regime in Tehran that is nearing collapse. Iran is ...

One of the most memorable images by Greek historian Herodotus depicts Persian King Xerxes ordering the sea to be punished ...

Alexander the Great dived into the unknown, facing giant crabs, pearls, and mysterious depths in a legendary underwater ...

Reza Farahan, Mercedeh “MJ” Javid, and Golnesa Gharachedaghi will return to Bravo tonight in the series premiere of “The ...

Modest in scale yet monumental in meaning, the Cyrus Cylinder-a small baked clay artifact from the sixth century BCE-is widely regarded as one of the most important objects in world history. Buried as ...