Ancient Iran had a series of powerful empires that left their mark on antiquity. Then as now, imperial power is seldom acquired or advertised through peaceful means, and the more expansionist it is, t ...

The power of women. The handbook of Purim is the Megillah of Esther, not Mordechai. She is clearly the heroine of the story, ...

The objection sounds reasonable until you open a history book – at which point it collapses entirely, because the ...

Daniel and the Lions’ Den. Do you recall the details? Did angels sweep Daniel from danger or were the lions kind to him? Did ...

Histiaeus and the Ionian Revolt Sparked the Wars Between the Ancient Greeks and Persians with a Clever Tattooed Message That Changed History.

Military history expert and TV presenter Dan Snow reviews the most realistic movie battle scenes of all time. Spanning the ancient world to the Second World War, he chooses some of the most iconic ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ali Mirchi, Oklahoma State University; Amir AghaKouchak, University of California, ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Fall marks the start of Iran’s rainy season, but large parts of the country have barely seen a drop as the nation faces one of its worst droughts in decades. Several key reservoirs ...

At the Battle of Issus, fought in early November 333 BC, Alexander faced the Persian King Darius in person for the first time. Massively outnumbered, the Macedonian army faced the numberless might of ...