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

Ancient Iran was home to numerous exceptionally powerful kings throughout history. This was particularly so in the era of the ...

Iran, a land of ancient civilizations and rich cultural heritage, is home to some of the world's most fascinating historical ...

A hiker in Israel’s Judean lowlands region recently discovered a 2,500-year-old pottery shard inscribed with the name of the Persian king Darius the Great, the father of king Ahasuerus.

One of Darius' six chief concubines used to occupy the ancient Persian apartment where Archeologist Ernst Emil ... 1,000 ft. wide, a third of a mile long and upon it started to build palaces.

Beneath layers of earth in the ancient Assyrian capital of Nineveh, a team of archaeologists from Heidelberg University has ...

History's first superpower sprang from ancient Iran. Under the leadership of Cyrus the Great, Persia ruled the world's first true empire, centered in Iran and stretching from Europe to Egypt to India.

The glory of the ancient Persia: Exhibition of Iranian cultural relics will be held at the Palace Museum in Beijing from January 12 to April 11, 2024. Iran, located in West Asia, is an ancient ...

The exhibition titled “The Glory of the Ancient Persia” will be held in Shanghai after Beijing, IRNA quoted Ali Darabi as saying on Sunday. In the opening ceremony [of the exhibition], in addition to ...

The excavation of an ancient Greek city in Turkey uncovered a stash of gold coins from about 2,500 years ago. The find offers a glimpse into a conflict-ridden time.