Conquerors came and went in Sumer, but at its peak, Ur was the seat of empire, home to rulers ... Babylon fell to the Persian conqueror Cyrus the Great. Nevertheless, the city retained its ...

Six million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea wasn’t nearly as picturesque as it is today. It was barely even a sea; tectonic activity had raised a mountain range in the Strait of Gibraltar ...

What happens when you combine a king with a despotic reputation, a woman with a royal obsession, and...a parking lot? For the filmmakers behind The Lost King, it’s a recipe for movie magic. The ...

An event dedicated to the Day of Preservation of the Persian Language and the memory of the great Persian poet Abulkasym Firdausi was held at the Turkmen National Institute of World Languages named ...

France was growing in economic and military strength, eclipsing Europe’s former great power, Spain. Known as the Roi Soleil (Sun King) for the magnificence of his fashions, Louis XIV made the ...

The name of the body of water has become an emotive issue for Iranians who embrace their country’s long history as the Persian Empire. A spat developed in 2017 during Trump’s first term when ...

One of the notable artefacts on display is a replica of a clay cylinder of Cyrus the Great, a Persian king who was the founder of the Achaemenid empire. Fatakia says the clay cylinder - also known ...

Ferdowsi became the savior of an ancient civilization and its identity, who breathed hope into words. Ferdowsi (940–1020 AD), the great Persian poet, is best known for his magnum opus, Shahnameh (Book ...

The second floor’s three rooms were for the constable, the Tower’s commander: a great hall for banquets or other state occasions, the chapel gallery, and one space for bedroom, meeting room ...

Ferdowsi became the savior of an ancient civilization and its identity, who breathed hope into words. Ferdowsi (940–1020 AD), the great Persian poet, is best known for his magnum opus, Shahnameh (Book ...

Elizabeth Hurley says her romance with Billy Ray Cyrus is "unexpected". Photo: AAP Elizabeth Hurley hopes to have a “great life” with Billy Ray Cyrus. The 59-year-old star recently shocked ...