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

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 ...

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

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

Many people know the rich and legendary history of Greece. However, who knew that the ancient Greeks originated from numerous ...

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

Lennart Monterlos, an 18-year-old French-German national who disappeared while biking across the country on a tour from ...

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

Kunya-Urgench is situated in north-western Turkmenistan, on the left bank of the Amu Daria River. Urgench was the capital of the Khorezm region, part of the Achaemenid Empire. The old town contains a ...

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

Like most fed only on Pakistani textbooks, the former minister of information Fawad Chaudhry is woefully ignorant about the ...

A comprehensive history of the Persian Empire from Cyrus to Alexander, detailing its development, culture, and influence.