The showdown between the ancient Greek city states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia was one of the pivotal moments of ...

Greek sources portrayed the Achaemenid kings, as indulgent and ruthless—all but Cyrus II. Why was this enemy ruler the only ...

They had the once-thought invincible Persian Empire, the biggest and strongest empire that the ... their land against what were truly overwhelming odds. The Persian King Xerxes I had decided to amass ...

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Nowruz is the Persian New Year marks the arrival of spring. This festival has been celebrated for more than 3,000 years and millions of people take part in the celebrations. Nowruz, which means ...

It’s tied to the spring equinox and has roots in the Persian Empire. Here’s what to know. By Aimee Ortiz Nowruz, the Persian New Year, began on Thursday, kicking off a celebration of life ...

Traditionally a joyous festival of renewal celebrated on the Tuesday before Nowruz, the Persian New Year, Chaharshanbe Suri has long been a thorn in the side of Iran’s ruling clerics.

So, it’s a happy 7047 (based on Mitrai Aryan calendar), 3763 (based on the Zoroastrian calendar) or happy 2584 (based on the unification of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great). Nowruzetan ...

the viceroy of the Persian King Ahasuerus (Xerxes), more than 2,381 years ago. The celebration serves as a reminder of how quickly fate can turn around and how a situation that appeared hopeless ...