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

The Achaemenid kings of Persia ruled between the sixth and fourth centuries B.C., but much of what we know about them today comes from Greek rather than Persian sources. The various Greek authors ...

A show argues that the Jewish tale was interpreted as a symbol of liberation from Spanish rule in 17th-century Dutch society.

The “translations” of Rumi that make it to the best-seller list are by various Americans, among them a gentleman called ...

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

A giant carpet being made for the Throne Room at Hillsborough Castle will take 100 artists and craftspeople, designers, ...

We’ve been looking at the way the kingdom of God that Jesus proclaimed was the development of perhaps the central theme of the Old Testament: There would come a time when God would act, fulfilling his ...

In the eyes of Israelis, Trump has become a figure of biblical proportions. Like King Cyrus the Great of Persia, who allowed ...

In the U.S., the idea elicited enthusiasm among conservative Christians who hoped that the Jews’ return to Israel would help ...

Prince of Persia is now known as the beloved Ubisoft ... This is where The Fallen King picks up. Elika is with the Ahura, leading a band of resistance fighters against Ahriman, while the Prince ...

Touching on everything from anti-caste traditions to the Buddhist legend of Matanga and Persian and Arabic perspectives on ...