A study of Persia’s Royal Highway uncovers how the Achaemenids built roads to support the empire's royal machinery across ...

The Achaemenid Empire rose from a small Persian kingdom to the largest empire the ancient world had ever seen. Through ...

The Battle of the Granicus was a large battle fought between Alexander the Great and the Persian Empire in 334 BC. The battle ...

The department introduced language courses and coursework in Persian literature, cinema, art, history and cultural studies as ...

New research uncovers how ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer. A newly released study questions established beliefs about how urban civilization first emerged in ancient Mesopotamia, proposing that ...

In an exclusive interview with the director of the National Museum of Iran, we explore the remarkable “Silk Legacy” ...

TEHRAN--The UNESCO-registered Kazan Kremlin, a historical citadel in the city of Kazan, Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, is playing host to a photography exhibition of Shiraz historical, cultural and ...

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 ...

Empires rise and fall, maps evolve, but borders often endure beyond the ambitions that created them. The Durand Line, ...

Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib said more than 50 foreign intelligence services provided backing for the Israeli ...

The Jalisco New Generation Cartel has mastered the use of tankers to smuggle fuel to Mexico. U.S. oil players are helping ...

Political rivals blame each other as Iranians are further squeezed by sanctions that are unlikely to be lifted soon.