The Achaemenid Empire rose from a small Persian kingdom to the largest empire the ancient world had ever seen. Through ...

Iran, one of the world’s oldest and most influential civilizations, has a rich history that spans over 5,000 years. Located ...

The Spartan army clash with the Thebans and general Epaminondas at the Leuctra battlefield signified the end of Sparta's ...

TEHRAN - Drinking vessels of varied designs flourished throughout the Near East from the 1st millennium BCE well into the ...

Nehemiah was the Emperor Cyrus’ cup-bearer and conveyed to Cyrus his distress at the enslavement of the Jewish people by the ...

Many Achaemenid policies contributed to the longevity of the empire and were appropriated by subsequent powers. Many were also inherited from the Assyrians, including the development of an imperial ...

Achievements under the empire included the development of complex bureaucracies to administer its disparate regions, as well as roads connecting remote Achaemenid territories.

AMMAN — Achaemenid Empire (559 BC – 330 BC) exercised political influence in the Levant but a few monuments remained in this part of the Middle East that were typical for Achaemenid architecture.

TEHRAN - The Achaemenid Persian Empire stood as the most expansive empire of the ancient world, stretching from Anatolia and Egypt across Western Asia to Northern India and Central Asia.