South Asia was once the eastern part of the Ancient Greek world, a pivotal yet little explored part of the Greek empire and cultural sphere.
The Mediterranean Sea used to be filled with pirates who terrorized not only Ancient Greece but Rome as well. Long before the ...
5th century BC. The Persian Achaemenid Empire, established half a century earlier under Cyrus the Great, stretched from ...
Tracing the rise of Cyrus the Great, this chapter follows how a little known Persian king united Iran, defeated Lydia and Babylon, and ruled through tolerance rather than terror. From ancient cities ...
An increasing number of jewelry designers have been incorporating ancient artifacts into contemporary designs, producing the kind of distinctive creations that people crave today. While the practice ...
February full moon: Between January 26 and February 1, the waxing Moon will sweep across star-dense stretches of the sky, ...
Adding to the sky show is Regulus, one of the brightest stars visible from Earth, and a beacon steeped in myth and prestige ...
India, Jan. 20 -- As we usher in 2026, how many of us have pondered how the New Year was understood and signified in ancient ...
Carvaan, a Middle Eastern- and Mediterranean-inspired restaurant, combines class and affordability in Shibuya, Tokyo. (Juan ...
From Persian horsemen in the 10th century to King Louis XIV’s red heeled shoes, men have a long and storied history with high heels. Today, contemporary Indian celebrities such as Shahid Kapoor and ...
A masterful new thriller from the former CIA analyst is informed by a profound understanding of the Middle East and the forces that seek to reshape it ...