Control of the Oracle of Delphi was a key issue in Ancient Greece, and various cities and coalitions fought over it during ...

Yhya Talebian, deputy minister of culture for poetry and literature, then expressed the hope that the foreign participants would help transmit the reality of Persian literature ... a legacy from ...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered the 1,700-year-old tomb of the earliest known ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol. The tomb of Te K’ab Chaak, who once ruled over what is now modern-day Be… ...

A site long steeped in the legend of King Arthur has been revealed to predate those myths by thousands of years. King Arthur’s Hall, situated on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, is now confirmed to date ...

Recent Royal Ascot winner Quai de Bethune broke the Tattersalls July Sale record when selling for 775,000 guineas July 10, and the three-day auction wrapped up with robust increases in gross sales ...

Ever since his glittering tomb was discovered a hundred years ago, King Tut has been surrounded by mystery and fascination. Here’s what you need to know.

In the ancient city of Shiraz, a billboard depicts Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu kneeling before a statue of Shapur I, the third-century Persian king, mimicking a frieze from the ruins ...

Recent Royal Ascot winner Quai De Bethune smashed the July Sale record when selling for 775,000gns at Tattersalls late on Thursday evening. A host of interested parties took up position inside the ...

Some villains work hard to be the heroes’ foil and need long monologues, explosive entrances, or elaborate plans. However, there are also villains who just exist, and the air in the room changes ...

View King Salm by Persian School-Qajar 19 on artnet. Browse upcoming and past auction lots by Persian School-Qajar 19.

The synagogue, named Koresh - Mishkan Shalom l'yotzei Iran (Cyrus - abode of peace for Iranian newcomers), is named after the Persian king who allowed Babylonian Jews to return to Israel after the ...