The Achaemenid Empire rose from a small Persian kingdom to the largest empire the ancient world had ever seen. Through ...

TEHRAN - Drinking vessels of varied designs flourished throughout the Near East from the 1st millennium BCE well into the ...

Nehemiah was the Emperor Cyrus’ cup-bearer and conveyed to Cyrus his distress at the enslavement of the Jewish people by the ...

Tucked along the historic Khyber Pass and nestled in the heart of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar stands not just as an ancient city but ...

TEHRAN—Storm showed another part of Fahraj Spice Road. The Spice Road was one of Iran’s first ancient routes for trading ...

Originating around 800 BCE with the polis city-state system, Greece is the birthplace of Athens, Sparta, philosophy, democracy, and the Olympic Games. Dating back to around 1500 BCE during the Vedic ...

The Spartan army clash with the Thebans and general Epaminondas at the Leuctra battlefield signified the end of Sparta's ...

Ultimately, this crisis has once again demonstrated that war benefits no one. De-escalation and diplomatic engagement are the ...

Being home to seven UNESCO World Heritage sites, eye-catching gardens, and ancient monuments, Kerman city can be considered ...

In a world growing ever more complex, recent events have cast a spotlight on a sobering reality no one can ignore .