The Persians decided on important matters by debating major issues twice, once while sober and again while drunk.

Though Iran has attempted to move towards democracy in fits and starts since the Constitutional Revolution of 1905, any genuine advance forward has been met with unending opposition, mainly ...

Assessing Persian kingship in the Near East: an introduction / Jason M. Silverman and Caroline Waerzeggers -- 1. THE END OF THE LYDIAN KINGDOM AND THE LYDIANS AFTER CROESUS / Eduard Rung -- 2. PERSIAN ...

5th century BC. The Persian Achaemenid Empire, established half a century earlier under Cyrus the Great, stretched from ...

The Ancients host Tristan Hughes and ancient historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones debate some wild theories about Ancient Persia.

Whether motivated by politics or drunken revelry, the destruction of Persepolis haunted its conqueror until the end of his ...

The Macedonian army of King Philip II and Alexander the Great was renowned for its success in conquering the Persian Empire.

In Western history, Persians are exotic and malevolent “Others.” The fantasy film 300 (2006) is an extreme example. For many modern Americans, Persians are the Bad Guys. The first great Persian empire ...

The Achaemenid kings of Persia ruled between the sixth and fourth centuries B.C., but much of what we know about them today comes from Greek rather than Persian sources. The various Greek authors who ...

The Persian Empire is a pro civilization, starting at level 20 and premium only. The Persian units come fuly unlocked once the civilization is bought, along with gear equiped to all units and ...