The Nanjing Museum exhibition concluded with a small chapter dedicated to Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), the king of ...

W ith the defeat of the Achaemenid armies at the Granicus (334 BCE), Issus (333 BCE), and Gaugamela (331 BCE) the road to the ...

Incredible images of 2,500-year old mummies buried deep underground in a salt mine have preserved their bodies just as they ...

The stone-eaters that threaten Iran's ancient Persepolis Conservationists at Persepolis, Iran's most iconic ancient site, are waging a delicate battle against an unlikely adversary: tiny but ...

Ebbinghaus, Susanne Eremin, Katherine Lerner, Judith A. Nagel, Alexander and Chang, Angela 2023. An Achaemenid God in Color. Heritage, Vol. 7, Issue. 1, p. 1. In this volume, Alexander Nagel ...

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TEHRAN - An educational event focused on stone carving and cutting will be held on Thursday evening, at the UNESCO-listed ...

Media lay in the central Zagros Mountains; Periss (the name is the Greek form of Fars) lay in the southwest. The history of the Medes and of the Persian Achaemenid dynasty (named for an ancestor, ...

Iran, a country steeped in history and natural beauty, offers travelers a treasure trove of unforgettable experiences. With ...

The Saltmen were believed to have been mining for salt when the mine collapsed, burying them alive, and their horrifying ...

TEHRAN - The Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Department of Fars province has announced a new restoration and ...

Titled "Persian Feasts" — and rest assured that the jubilant, convivial recipes inside do indeed live up to that name — the ...