An ancient poem written in the dying days of Mesopotamia has been rediscovered after more than 2,000 years. Researchers at ...

Ottoman imperium eventually ended in ignominy, with defeat in World War I and the Armenian Genocide – an appalling ...

The Cyrus Cylinder is often considered the first charter of human rights, inscribed with the words of King Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid Empire.

The greatness that was Babylon : a survey of the ancient civilization of the Tigris-Euphrates Valley Bookreader Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. Share to Facebook ...

Natural gas must be part of our all-of-the-above approach to energy to diversify our economy, enhance our Main Streets, and ...

In the early 20th century, architects turned to a newly discovered past to craft novel visions of the future: the ancient history of Mesopotamia. Eva Miller traces how both the mythology of Babel and ...

Warning: This article contains spoilers from The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2 finale, “If History Were a Conflagration.”] “What’s the future without the past? What’s an ending without that old ...

Far from an unnecessary escalation, as some critics suggest, these strikes represent a step closer to peace and prosperity ...

In the first known interaction between the two nations, the ancient Persians freed the Jews from captivity in Babylon.

Ancient Iran was home to numerous exceptionally powerful kings throughout history. This was particularly so in the era of the ...

The “Empire” star, who famously played Hakeem Lyon on the FOX hit show, has managed to become entangled with the law once again and is now facing a criminal charge in Virginia.

Seventy years later, the Persian King Cyrus conquered Babylonia. He invited a group of Judeans to return to the land of Israel under the leadership of Ezra and Nehemiah. With that act, he helped ...