Embark on a captivating journey through Iran, the Middle East's most enigmatic treasure. From the ancient grandeur of ...

It was achieved later, between 521-516 BCE, when the Persian king Darius I rebuilt the Second Temple (paid by the Persian empire’s treasury) and sent back the articles taken from the Temple.

Amra acknowledges her life is more comfortable than many in Pakistan—the Parsis are in general an affluent and highly ...

The coins were used from the late 6th century B.C. until Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian empire in 330 B.C. Researchers believe the daric was mainly used to pay mercenary troops.

Ancient tombs dating to the Roman, Persian and Coptic eras have been unearthed in Egypt. Photo from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Twenty-two tombs dating to Persian, Roman and Coptic ...