Ancient Iran was home to numerous exceptionally powerful kings throughout history. This was particularly so in the era of the ...

Iran, one of the world’s oldest and most influential civilizations, has a rich history that spans over 5,000 years. Located ...

At Opis, Alexander the Great confronted a mutiny of his army, caused by simmering tensions between the Macedonians and ...

Ottoman imperium eventually ended in ignominy, with defeat in World War I and the Armenian Genocide – an appalling ...

Vesta Sarkosh Curtis and Sarah Stewart (eds.), Birth of the Persian Empire (I.B.Tauris, 2005), especially the chapter ‘Cyrus the Great and the kingdom of Anshan’ by D.T. Potts ...

Making of an empire. As a bold young man, Chandragupta Maurya, the future king of the Mauryan Empire, allegedly offered some brash advice to Alexander the Great, who had crossed the Indus River ...

Iran is predominantly Shia Muslim, making up about 90 percent of the population, while Sunni Muslims and other Muslim sects ...

“Let not the one who girds on his armor boast like the one who takes it off” ( 1 Kings 20:11 ) ...

EMERGING from a carpet shop in Iran’s beautiful and ancient city of Esfahan, I was engulfed by a group of jostling young men.

Iran's Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi hosted what is still regarded as the grandest party in human history, celebrating 2,500 ...

Some of the best examples of Portuguese architecture can be found in its stunning palaces. They are known for their grandeur ...

No crystal ball here. Just some wishful thinking from a person who tries to see the glass half-full rather than half-empty.