Explore the ancient rite of monarchs and the evolution of coronation ceremonies across the world as the coronation of King ...

The ancient Greeks and Romans invaded Persia multiple times. The risks were high, the logistics complicated, and wars were a ...

Cuban blackouts, Colombian drug cartels and Brazilian dark horses. A new forum puts America’s foreign policy pivot under the ...

The Passover Seder commemorates the escape from slavery in Egypt. But then came the 40-year wandering in the desert – a story ...

The Ancient Greek world produced leaders, generals, and great men whose actions shaped the history of the Mediterranean world ...

NPR art director and illustrator Jackie Lay tells the story of Hatshepsut, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest ...

A new year once began with a lamb.Not on January 1, and not with fireworks. In parts of the ancient Near East, people marked ...

A book about the Iranian king, Cyrus the Great, was in Jefferson’s personal library. Iran and America once had friendly ...

Persian spread as it was a prestigious and developed language that worked as a lingua franca for trade and administration across much of the eastern Islamic world.

When analyzing the oldest books of the Bible, scholars have identified the work of various writers and editors. But how did ...

The war of aggression waged by the US and Israel against Iran seems very likely to intensify in the coming days.Washington has threatened to escalate and expand the war further if Iran does not comply ...

Ancient Athens was sacked four times, starting with the Persian invasion in 480 BC and ending with the Visigoth destruction in 396 AD ...