In the late 10th century, a nomadic chief named Seljuk broke away from his Khazar overlords in the north of the Caspian Sea.

Persian culture was often contrasted with the austerity ... which saw the creation of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, a vast dominion stretching from Asia Minor to the Indus River Valley, the ...

The Yiddish Culture Club celebrated the Jewish holiday of Purim at its meeting in March. Purim commemorates the saving of the ...

Temples in the Southern Levant during the Persian Empire (c. 539–331 BCE ... and temple institutions makes temples cynosures for key ancient economic, social, and cultural practices of work. Focusing ...