Following Harvard and Columbia, the University of California, Berkeley, is bracing for the arrival of the newly-created ...

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

Researchers found the older ancient Egyptian settlement while they were studying the Greek one. An unexpected discovery of mudbrick dating to the New Kingdom (circa 1550 to 1070 B.C.) revealed the ...

The ancient Persians were an amazing civilization, and incredible inventors. Here are their 3 most incredible ancient inventions, the Windcatchers (their form of ancient air-conditioning ...

Rose water’s journey through history traces back thousands of years, with roots in ancient Persia (modern-day Iran). Created through the steam distillation of rose petals – primarily Rosa ...

The so-called Ionian Revolt was the beginning of a series of events and war reprisals between Ancient Greeks and Persians. (1868). Public Domain. Around 540 BC, the cities of Ionia (Aegean coast of ...

Members of the dance company Ballet Hispánico weren’t the only ones who swirled amid the art in the museum’s rotunda during a recent presentation and tango class. By Annie Aguiar ...

From a gated community for her Zoroastrian faith in Pakistan’s megacity Karachi, Elisha Amra, 22, has waved goodbye to many friends migrating abroad as the ancient Parsi community dwindles.

Zoroastrianism, founded by the prophet Zarathustra, was the predominant religion of the ancient Persian empire, until the rise of Islam with the Arab conquests of the seventh century. Elisha Amra ...