The ancient Greek ideal of World Unity is manifested in the conquests of Alexander the Great aiming to unite the world ...

Archaeologists uncover a 2,500-year-old Iron Age site in Afghanistan, revealing stone structures, a drikning vessel and early ...

TEHRAN - A delegation of 23 poets, writers and medical professionals from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan visited historical sites ...

A 2,000-year-old palace in the Republic of Georgia and a 1,500-year-old church in Iraq suggest Zoroastrians coexisted with people of other religions.

Whether motivated by politics or drunken revelry, the destruction of Persepolis haunted its conqueror until the end of his ...

The Achaemenid Empire rose from a small Persian kingdom to the largest empire the ancient world had ever seen. Through military brilliance, diplomacy, and administrative innovation, this video traces ...

Two years ago, a viral trend tore through TikTok wherein women asked the men in their lives how often they thought about the ...

For the kings of the Achaemenid Empire, who ruled much of the ancient Near East from 550 to 330 B.C., there was little—apart from hunting lions and conquering the world—that rivaled a rhyton of fine ...

A unique archaeological site at Pompeii, Italy, reveals the secrets of peculiarly durable Roman building materials.

In 1774, Lee led eight followers to North America, settling near what is now Albany, New York. As is still true today, ...

Hextar World at Empire City burst into vibrancy during the mall opening - offering festive cheer, lively streets and a memorable parade performance that brought together colour, culture and the ...

They wrestled steel beams, hung off giant hooks and tossed red hot rivets – all while ‘strolling on the thin edge of nothingness’. Now the 3,000 unsung heroes who raised the famous skyscraper are ...