The Persian Empire, founded in the 6th century BCE by Cyrus the Great, became one of history’s most powerful and influential empires. At its height, it spanned three continents,covering parts of ...

The 1940s map presents the Middle East from an Iranian perspective. Iran is highlighted in yellow, standing out from the uniform green of the surrounding countries. In the margins appears a Persian ...

Several Greek and Roman geographers thereafter, including Ptolemy in the second century, referred to the Persian Gulf or Persian Sea.

1 of 4 | Veiled Iranian women wade in the Persian Gulf in Bandar Abbas, Hormozagan Province, in southern Iran (2012). Today, President Donald Trump is reportedly wanting to change the name of the ...

Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is a time of renewal, family gatherings and feasts that celebrate the arrival of spring. In Australia, the season may be different, but the spirit of Nowruz lives on.

Nowruz, meaning “New Day” in Persian, marks the first day of the Persian calendar and coincides with the spring equinox (usually March 20 or 21). Celebrated by millions across the world, it is ...

The Jews who were saved in the Persian provinces during the time of Esther and Mordechai consecrated their miracle by proclaiming fast days and Purim observance each year.

Description: Persian Gulf University (also known as PGU) (Persian: دانشگاه خلیج فارس‎) is a public university accredited by the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology. The university is the ...

The economic protests in Iran continued Monday with ongoing gatherings of telecommunications retirees in several provinces. As part of their weekly protests, retirees gathered this time in at ...

Most of the discovered coins are known as darics - issued by the Persian Empire - which were likely minted in the fifth century BC at Sardis, the capital of the Persian province of Lydia.

Although Egypt was merely a Persian province, the efficient administration by appointed satraps led to a period of prosperity, peaking under Darius I. However, the defeat of the King of Kings at the ...