The showdown between the ancient Greek city states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia was one of the pivotal moments of ...

When the ancient Greeks faced the Persians in the Battle of Artemisium, they set the tone for the Battle of Salamis.

Animals have played roles that go far beyond their presence in the natural world since the times of ancient civilisations to ...

The Persian empire pioneered women's rights. Other contemporary cultures made jokes about it and considered Persians unmanly.

During a visit to Palmyra, reporters found traces of the many forces that had fought over the city and ancient monuments ...

The ancient Persians were an amazing civilization, and incredible inventors. Here are their 3 most incredible ancient inventions, the Windcatchers (their form of ancient air-conditioning ...

In a letter to the United Nations Security Council, Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, Amir-Saeid ...

The fall of a great civilization is never a sudden explosion; it’s a slow, tragic erosion. The world's oldest societies— ...

Professor Kulakoglu explains that many of the words, although Assyrian in origin -- a Semitic language considered an ancestor ...

Heavy metals in soil are slashing crop yields and polluting food supplies worldwide, affecting over 1 billion people, a major ...

Greek sources portrayed the Achaemenid kings, as indulgent and ruthless—all but Cyrus II. Why was this enemy ruler the only exception?