In the first known interaction between the two nations, the ancient Persians freed the Jews from captivity in Babylon.

Why was the country of Iran formerly called Persia? What has this got to do with the conquests of ancient Middle Eastern ...

From Ancient Rome to Persia, ... The Egyptian pharaoh Amasis, who reigned in the sixth century BCE, also relied on eunuchs to recover fugitive slaves.

The Cyrus Cylinder is often considered the first charter of human rights, inscribed with the words of King Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid Empire.

An ancient hoard of Persian coins offers insights into the political landscape around the time of the Peloponnesian War. By Franz Lidz It is the late fifth century B.C. and a mercenary soldier ...

From Ancient Rome to Persia, ... The Egyptian pharaoh Amasis, who reigned in the sixth century BCE, also relied on eunuchs to recover fugitive slaves.