A Hebrew translation was the basis for a popular version in medieval Europe. The holy book of ancient Persia’s quasi-monotheistic creed survives as a sprawling collection of fragments—an ...

The showdown between the ancient Greek city states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia was one of the pivotal moments of ...

The Persian Empire was one of the largest and most advanced empires in the ancient world. Its cultural contributions, like ...

The so-called Ionian Revolt was the beginning of a series of events and war reprisals between Ancient Greeks and Persians.