By Islam Salah The Middle East is home to some of the most remarkable architectural achievements in history. From the ...

The 12.15-meter-long and approximately 1.75-m -wide column is thought to have been quarried in order to decorate the Second ...

RESEARCHERS in Turkey have identified the long-lost site of the legendary battle where Alexander the Great secured his first monumental victory 2,400 years ago. This ancient battlefield, hidden ...

Lorestan province’s tourism chief, Ata Hassanpour, has declared that the world’s oldest known animation originates from the ...

The Battle of the Granicus, fought in 334 B.C., was Alexander's first significant victory during his campaign against the Persian Achaemenid Empire. This battle was historically important as it ...

Customs, flavors and rituals linking food to the sacred and divine had an enormous upheaval during the time of Alexander the ...

The empire was also sometimes called the Achaemenid Empire. It became the hub of art, religion, science, art, and technology for over a century. The empire was conquered by Alexander the Great in ...

The recent idea of relocating the capital from Tehran is the latest in a string of proposals floated by multiple ...

The Battle of Granicus occurred in 334 B.C. It was Alexander's first significant victory during his campaign against the Persian Achaemenid Empire. The battle marked the beginning of Alexander's ...

Susa’s long-lasting and prominent role in the region, either as the capital of the Elamites, or of the Achaemenid Empire, or as a strategic centre sought by neighbouring powers (e.g., Assyrian, ...