A new study reveals how the ancient Persian religion of Zoroastrianism influenced early Judaism during the Achaemenid Empire.

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

The Ancients host Tristan Hughes and ancient historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones debate some wild theories about Ancient Persia. In this episode of Agree to Disagree, the two historians discuss; 00:00 ...

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Explore the 2,500-year history of Persian military prowess. From the Parthian defeat of Rome to Nadir Shah’s conquest of the Mughal Empire and the Koh-i-Noor, discover the warrior legacy behind modern ...

Persia gave way to Iran in international diplomacy, but the deeper narrative is not one of rupture -- it is one of continuity, an affirmation that the name a people choose for themselves carries the ...

Although it has remained for 2,500 years a collection of toppled columns, ornate but broken sculptures of majestic bulls, and eroded carvings of subjects bearing tributes, Persepolis in its ruins is a ...

Legal dispute over Persepolis tablets threatens international lending of cultural assets. [ briefs ] In 1930, archaeologist Ernst Herzfeld came across 30,000 clay tablets on a dig in the ancient city ...

But for all the threats and intimidation, Iran’s cruel leaders have failed. Islam tried and failed to erase the Persian language, culture and history during the First Islamic Occupation fourteen ...