The Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent were part of the northern lines of the Sasanian Persian Empire, which extended east and west of the Caspian Sea. The fortification was built ...

TEHRAN - A stone fragment believed to originate from Persepolis has been officially handed over to the Cultural Heritage, ...

An Iranian woman jumps over a bonfire celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the eve of the last Wednesday of the Persian year, in Tehran, Iran ...

About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world ... Olympic Games and they fought off the invading Persian army. This period is known by historians ...