The showdown between the ancient Greek city states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia was one of the pivotal moments of ...

TEHRAN - A stone fragment believed to originate from Persepolis has been officially handed over to the Cultural Heritage, ...

TEHRAN - In a landmark archaeological breakthrough, Iranian researchers have discovered what is believed to be the long-lost ...

Anahita Temple of Kangavar is Iran’s biggest stone structure after Persepolis and is located in Kangavar City, Kermanshah province. Ancient people believed that Anahita, the Goddess of Water, was the ...

More than 300 million people in Iran and beyond celebrate the ancient holiday ... which organizes the annual Persian Parade in New York City, said one of the most popular dishes served on the ...

The so-called Ionian Revolt was the beginning of a series of events and war reprisals between Ancient Greeks and Persians.

The discoveries came to light during excavations in the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud ... and Media (modern-day western Iran) pillaged and burned the temple as the Assyrian Empire collapsed ...

The story of Purim, a springtime festival, takes place when ancient Jews lived in exile in the Persian ... besieged Jerusalem and deported residents of the conquered city in 586 B.C.E. When Persian ...

The fall festival of Sukkot, for example, is celebrated in small booths, temporary shelters that recall the Israelites’ ...

This aspect of his kingship was lauded in the ancient world and has defined ... Four capitalsCyrus conquered the Median city of Ecbatana (today in Iran) in 550 B.C. It would become one of the ...

a city official said, as authorities sprayed fire retardants to try to protect them. The flames had already burnt down Goun Temple, an ancient temple built in 681, Yonhap reported. The government ...

Turn the right corner in Sin City, and you'll find almost anything ... learns his first car is a metamorphic robot who is part of an ancient war waged by alien machines. Though critics saw ...