The Battle of Salamis was one of the decisive battles of world history, in which the small city-states of ancient Greece joined forces to take on the mighty Persian Empire. After the defeat and ...

The Achaemenid Empire was the “First Persian Empire” and lasted from 550-330 BC. Getty Images. Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons matters.

Never before had women enjoyed as much freedom and authority as in the Persian Empire around 500 BC. Founded by Cyrus the Great, the Persian Empire, although patriarchal, was centuries ahead of ...

A judge has ruled that a $1.2 million ancient Persian sculpture that was ... Police confiscated the eight-inch bas-relief dating to 500 BC from the booth of ... (the First Persian Empire).

Neil MacGregor continues his history of the world, told through individual objects at the British Museum. Today, the story of a great Persian king and a tiny 2500-year-old chariot. Show more Neil ...

At its peak under the reign of Darius the Great, the Persian Empire stretched from Greece to India. Briant notes in his book how tablets from Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of the empire, show ...

A cache of fifth-century BC Persian gold coins was discovered in Notion, Turkey, revealing insights into ancient life and conflict. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF AUGUST 8, 2024 07:47 ...