"For over two millennia, the origin of the stones used in Darius's palace remained ... once the winter residence of Persian kings after having been captured by Cyrus the Great. Susa became part of the ...

Arab nations have pushed for a change to the geographic name of the body of water off the southern coast of Iran, while Iran has maintained its historic ties to the gulf under the Persian Empire.

Mithridates was a Greco-Persian king, who left his mark in history for his war against the Romans and for developing immunity ...

Throughout many conquests with the Persian Empire, his tomb was raided several times. One of the most notable moments was after Alexander the Great defeated Darius III’s Persia ... and keep their ...

The mausoleum of Antiochus I (69–34 B.C.), who reigned over Commagene, a kingdom founded north of Syria and the Euphrates after the breakup of Alexander's empire ... Site under Act No. 2863 in 1986.

King Darius II of Persia is another suspect with an obvious motive: Philip was preparing to invade his empire. Prominent Athenians are under suspicion, because they resented Macedonian rule.

The showdown between the ancient Greek city states and the Achaemenid Empire ... Maps. CC BY 1.0/flickr It was there that the Persians suffered under their great numbers. This led to their being ...

Iran, formerly known as Persia during the 16th century until 1935, has kept historic ties to the body of water. Tehran even threatened to sue Google in 2012 over the tech giant’s decision to forgo a ...

The government of Iran — formerly Persia — threatened to sue Google in 2012 over the company’s decision not to label the body of water at all on its maps. On Google Maps in the U.S., the ...

The government of Iran — formerly Persia — threatened to sue Google in 2012 over the company’s decision not to label the body of water at all on its maps. On Google Maps in the U.S., the ...