Among the golden pages of the history of Ancient Greece there are pages blemished with the acts of traitors, men who betrayed ...

Before Persia became an empire, it was the land of the Elamites. This episode traces Iran’s early civilizations through the ...

Spartan men were known for their long, flowing hair, which became linked to the ancient Greek warriors in antiquity.

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The loss of the ancient world's greatest repository of knowledge has been mourned for centuries—but Julius Caesar may not ...

A piece of silky fabric from the National Museum of Damascus, unearthed from a tomb in the ancient city of Palmyra, is ...

Napoleon: Napoleon Bonaparte was a French general who, after rising to power during the French Revolution, carried out a ...

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 ...

By Sumit Paul Once a disciple asked Jalaluddin Rumi, ‘Why are you lighting lamps? This is practised by infidels.” The mystic ...

For Sara Jelveh, the signature treats at BB Cafe evoke nostalgia. “They take you back to your childhood,” she says. Jelveh, a ...

A deep sense of unease has gripped Iran since American and Israeli airstrikes in June, but on a recent visit to the capital, ...