Alexander the Great conquered the region around 329 B.C.E., leaving behind Greek and Macedonian settlers who intermarried ...

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 ...

The 31-year-old postdoctoral fellow at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and her parents, fell in love with the sport a couple of years ago. Wang took part in polo competitions during her ...

While inspired by real technology, the windtraps in Dune function differently from ancient Iranian windcatchers. Persian ...

It goes without saying that Persians have mastered the art of cooking and sharing the recipes, roots and cultures on a plate ...

Adding to the sky show is Regulus, one of the brightest stars visible from Earth, and a beacon steeped in myth and prestige ...

5th century BC. The Persian Achaemenid Empire, established half a century earlier under Cyrus the Great, stretched from ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rosselin — This name means "little rose" in French or Latin, "gentle horse" in German and "little redhead" in Scottish. Robin ...