Persepolis, an ancient city located in the Fars Province of Iran, stands as one of the most significant archaeological sites ...

W ith the defeat of the Achaemenid armies at the Granicus (334 BCE), Issus (333 BCE), and Gaugamela (331 BCE) the road to the Persian heartland lay open. There was no Achaemenid army that could be ...

The Achaemenid rulers designed these water channels to control rainwater flow from ... Narratives say that Persepolis was burnt by Alexander the Great in 330 BC apparently as revenge against the ...

This was not the case in Persia where in the two centuries of the Achaemenid dynasty, only the founder, Cyrus, died in battle as a king. The Persian king, surrounded by the riches of the empire ...

For many modern Americans, Persians are the Bad Guys. The first great Persian empire, which is the subject of this book, also has a name that’s hard for many readers to pronounce: “Achaemenid” ...

Ancient Athens was sacked four times, starting with the Persian invasion in 480 BC and ending with the Visigoth destruction ...

The Achaemenid Persians initially designated this region, watered by the Sindhu, as Hidhu (in the Behistun Inscription) or Hendu (in the Vendidad). The Hapta-Hindu or Sapta-Sindhu of the Zend ...

Born about 600 BCE in what is now southwestern Iran, Cyrus “the Great” is considered the founder of the Persian Achaemenid empire. He is remembered as “the Great” to distinguish him from his ...

Celebrate the Persian New Year, Nowruz 2025, on March 20, 2025. Discover the ancient rituals, traditions, and significance of this 3,000-year-old festival marking renewal and harmony with nature.