Ancient Persians were the first to use chemical weapons when they gassed Roman soldiers with toxic fumes 2,000 years ago, researchers have discovered. 14 January 2009 • 3:34pm Archeologists have found ...

A scene from 300: Rise of an Empire.Warner Bros. Shortly after the 2007 release of 300—Zack Snyder’s computerized gorefest about the ancient Battle of Thermopylae—the Iranians issued an angry response ...

Imagine a play by a contemporary American playwright examining the war in Afghanistan from the point of view of Taliban leaders grieving their losses. No luck? This superhuman leap of sympathetic ...

Aesychlus' "Persians" gets a simultaneously avant-garde and classical treatment at the Getty Villa in Malibu By Myron Meisel Persians Still - H 2014 Essentially the ancient-world equivalent of a story ...

Coronation of Ardashir I, founder of the Sassanian Empire in a relief at Naqsh-e Rostam / photo Ginolerhino 2002 on Wikimedia Commons A comparison of the size of armies throughout history, carried out ...

The relationship between Jews and Persians is one of human history's most fascinating and enduring sagas. It is characterized by mutual influence, cultural exchange, and pivotal moments that shaped ...

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger. The ...