The history of Persian rugs spans over 2,500 years to the Achaemenid Empire, with the Pazyryk carpet (5th century BCE) ...

One of the few virtues of the recent Netflix series on Alexander the Great was the prominent role given to his principal ...

W ith the defeat of the Achaemenid armies at the Granicus (334 BCE), Issus (333 BCE), and Gaugamela (331 BCE) the road to the ...

The city of Iskenderun, also known as Alexandretta, in todays Turkey, was originally founded by Alexander the Great.

TEHRAN - Nestled in the rugged landscapes of Kermanshah province in western Iran, Dokkan-e Daud (English: David's Store) is ...

TEHRAN - Before Valentine’s Day, there was Sepandarmazgan, an occasion dedicated to cherishing women and love.

BC, the Near East was dominated by three powerful kingdoms: the Median Empire of Astyages, the Neo-Babylonian Empire of ...