TEHRAN - A new phase of archaeological excavations has commenced on the ruins of Valerian’s Palace in the ancient city of ...
The constant civil wars attracted barbarians to attack from all directions as well as the old Roman rival on the East, the Sassanid Empire. Between 270 and 270 AD, Queen Zenobia established her own ...
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 Byzantine Empire in the 7th century was wrecked by military strife. The empire was halved, with its richest territories ...
One of the earliest and most critical sieges occurred in 626 AD when the city faced simultaneous assaults by both the Sassanid Persians and Avars. These determined foes sought to breach the walls and ...
A multidisciplinary and international research project has brought fresh insights into the origins and diversity of the populations that lived under and after the Hun empire between the late 4th ...