Persian king Xerxes faced the Greeks in a clash where virtue and honor outweighed wealth, showing the power of belief over material gain.

On Friday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. the University of Maine School of Performing Arts (SPA) presented a screening of the documentary “Six Centuries, Six Years.” The film portrays the journey of Iranian ...

IRAN, a land with a civilization stretching back more than five thousand years, has always been one of the most significant ...

The santur, an ancient musical instrument with roots in the region now known as Iran, holds a rich history and influence across various cultures. Dating back to 669 B.C., it graced Assyrian and ...

The ancient Persian aqueducts, known as Qanats, stand as a testament to the ingenuity of early human civilizations. The remarkable construction of these water systems has not only sustained ...

Cello, harp and rhythmic dance echoed in the VAPA center in uptown Charlotte Thursday night as people gathered to celebrate an ancient Persian festival marking the winter solstice. At the Nine ...

The Achaemenid Empire, 550-330 BC -- Map -- Time Line of Achaemenid Kings -- Persia Before the Persians / Timothy Potts -- Shifting Identities in Pre-Achaemenid Iran: Elamites, Medes, and Persians / ...

As Minnesotans with shared roots in one of history’s great civilizations — Iran — we write in the wake of pivotal events reshaping the Middle East. Ali was born in Tehran and came to the U.S. just ...

Coco Chanel called luxury “a necessity that begins where necessity ends.” When form exceeds function, it expresses another kind of need, the claim to status. The British Museum’s “Luxury and Power: ...

Lafayette College in Easton will stage the recreation of a tale from ancient Persia about a beautiful princess who falls in love with an Iranian knight and uses her strengths and talents to rescue her ...

An inscription bearing the name of a Persian king is "not authentic," the Israel Antiquities Authority said. In a demonstration, an expert in ancient inscriptions had etched the words into the shard ...