Inspired by a 2,500-year-old Persian technique, pontoon bridges are serving as a vital link between the Sangam and the ...

My first 100 turns with Sid Meier's Civilization VII proved that this series is as good of a storytelling engine as ever.

Xerxes the Great was the fourth King of Kings who ruled the Achaemenid Empire of Persia. Known in the modern day for fighting the Greeks, as well as for for his battle-hardened feats and massive stone ...

“This follows the relocation of administrative offices from the museum building, enabling the use of the space exclusively for museum purposes,” IRNA quoted Mojtaba Doroudi as saying on Saturday. The ...

Credits: Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Artemisia was the queen of the ancient Greek city-state Halicarnassus (now Bodrum, Turkey) and was an influential ally of the Persian king Xerxes I in ...

The economic protests in Iran continued Monday with ongoing gatherings of telecommunications retirees in several provinces. As part of their weekly protests, retirees gathered this time in at ...

I’ve always wondered what Esther was thinking on the first night she invited her husband, the King of Persia, and Haman, a high-ranking senior official in the King’s court, to dinner. That night she ...

Researchers in Turkey have finally pinpointed the exact location of the legendary Battle of Granicus, where Alexander the Great won his first significant battle in his pursuit of Asia Minor.

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown fully embraces Persia's rich history, incorporating historical battles, real-world dynasties, mythological creatures, ancient traditions, and legends into its ...