At the time of its establishment in the sixth century B.C., the Persian Empire was the largest known, and it gave southwestern Asia and adjoining regions an unprecedented degree of organization. The Persians built roads, dug canals, and established...

The Persian Empire (Persian: امپراتوری ایران) was a series of historical empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland, and beyond in Western Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus. The most widespread entity...

A 2,200-year-old statue of the goddess Hera has been found built into the walls of a city under Mount Olympus, home of Greece's ancient gods, archaeologists said on Thursday. The headless marble statue was discovered last year during excavations in the ruins of ancient Dion,...

Iran's U.N. Mission expressed outrage Thursday at the "deliberate distortions" of ancient Persia in the blockbuster movie "300" and said it was part of Western efforts to demonize Iran.The movie is based on a comic-book fantasy version of the battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C....

There is nothing kind or gentle about a hanging. It is a process scientifically designed to break the neck and choke a person to death as efficiently as possible.In the recent Iraqi executions, former president Saddam Hussein and two of his accomplices, his half brother...

As a young woman in Tehran during the 1970s, Susan Manavi never visited a cemetery, even after her grandparents were laid to rest a couple of years before Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution.Although they were buried in a Jewish cemetery near the city, Manavi's parents adhered...

Many factors contributed to the Greeks' victory over the Persian Empire, despite the Persians' numeric advantages in terms of both their naval fleet and their infantry. The Greeks had shrewd military leadership; superior preparation, equipment, and fighting style; and extensive knowledge of the areas in which they fought. These advantages, coupled with the poor strategic decisions made by the Persians, gave the Greeks the upper hand.

A brief history of the Persian civilization in modern-day Iran before the time of Christ. This includes the accomplishments under the rule of Darius and the religious influence of Zoroaster.