Following extensive technical studies, the Persepolis World Heritage Site announced that a protection and restoration project ...

The so-called Ionian Revolt was the beginning of a series of events and war reprisals between Ancient Greeks and Persians.

Astonishing details of Alexander the Great's personal armory as he prepared for the Battle of Gaugamela against the Persians ...

The translation of ancient Assyrian writing into modern languages was a challenge that had long vexed historians. Three ...

Persepolis, an ancient city located in the Fars Province of Iran, stands as one of the most significant archaeological sites ...

Born about 600 BCE in what is now southwestern Iran, Cyrus “the Great” is considered the founder of the Persian Achaemenid empire. He is remembered as “the Great” to distinguish him from his ...

Over the centuries, the global order has shifted at regular intervals. With the rise of Third World powers, the post-Cold War ...

"He founded what we call the Achaemenid Empire, which is really the empire during which time we have the story of Purim. Regardless of the question of whether the story is historical or some kind ...

Construction of its immense terrace was begun about 518 BC by Darius the Great, the Achaemenid Empire’s king. On this terrace, successive kings erected a series of architecturally stunning palatial ...

And the subscriber cover presents the team in comic book form, illustrated exclusively for Empire by Mark Brooks.

In Bruno Dumont’s sci-fi farce, an alien conflict disrupts a sleepy French village. By Jeannette Catsoulis When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn ...