BC. The Persian Achaemenid Empire, established half a century earlier under Cyrus the Great, stretched from Northern India to ...

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

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

An Alabaster vase inscribed in four ancient languages reveals use of opiates in Egypt, offering new insight into ancient ...

Banners in Israel have merged, calling Trump 'Cyrus the Great' as Gaza peace plan starts, linking him to the Persian king who ...

Israelis have likened Donald Trump to the ancient Persian ruler Cyrus the Great, celebrating him as a modern-day liberator who, like Cyrus who ended the Jewish exile in Babylon, has restored Israel’s ...

Against all odds and expectations, President Trump has emerged as the unlikely champion of peace in Gaza and Israel’s ...

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 ...

The brazen robbery on Sunday has put a spotlight on security protocols in the sprawling museum, which have been tested over ...

The Shahnameh, the world's longest epic by Ferdowsi, narrates Iran's ancient past. New translations are introducing its ...

The Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, are also believed to have been built during ...