The ten epic last stands in history recounts some of the most legendary against-all-odds stands in military history.

Researchers analyzing an extremely rare Egyptian alabastron inscribed with the name of Persian ruler Xerxes I have discovered traces of opium within the ancient vessel, suggesting that the narcotic ...

A n extremely rare Egyptian alabastron that was once owned by a royal elite has been found to contain traces of opium. This ...

Gerard Butler's $65 million star-making blockbuster is blowing up on VOD charts more than 15 years after it was released.

Among the golden pages of the history of Ancient Greece there are pages blemished with the acts of traitors, men who betrayed ...

For this reason, Cyrus became (and remains) a legendary figure in Jewish history, though he was not Jewish himself. He was more likely a devotee of Zoroastrianism, which was fervently embraced by his ...

Humans are silly beings. Even our history books can testify to this fact. In its pages lie stories of wars sparked by a stolen bucket, farmers taking snails to court, and even emperors fleeing from an ...

This is the depiction on an artifact called the Zvenigorodsky Seal of King Artaxerxes I defeating an enemy. Artaxerxes ruled the Achaemenid Empire from 465 to 424 B.C. (Courtesy Photo) Known as “The ...

Afshar (The Queen’s Cook) transports readers to ancient Persia with this high-octane spin on the Purim story. Sazana is a prodigious potter who keeps her Jewish heritage a secret from her employer ...

Peter Edwell receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Some of the most enduring ancient myths in the Persian world were centred around gardens of almost unimaginable beauty and opulence.