The start of imperial Rome is officially dated to 27 BCE, when Gaius Octavius Caesar was awarded the name Augustus, signaling ...

The Persian Gulf is intrinsic to Iran's identity. It is a natural source full of benefits for the peoples living in its littoral regions.

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

An aerial shot released by Iranian media after the blast showed fires burning at multiple locations in the port.

In celebration of Persian Gulf National Day, a new geographical atlas dedicated to the strategic body of water and three of ...

In celebration of Persian Gulf National Day, an exquisite new atlas dedicated to the strategic body of water and its triple ...

The incredible story of Alexander the Great and his conquest of the known world is brought to life with animated maps, images ...

Cloudy with a high of 45 °F (7.2 °C) and a 49% chance of precipitation. Winds N at 16 mph (25.7 kph). Night - Scattered showers with a 74% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 13 to 16 mph ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds NE. The overnight low will be 30 °F (-1.1 °C). Cloudy with a high of 58 °F (14.4 °C) and a 37% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 5 to 15 mph (8 to 24.1 ...

In the end, this small band of POWs and deserters, whose strength was seen by Leon Trotsky as the chief threat to Soviet rule, helped destroy the Austro-Hungarian Empire and found Czecho-Slovakia.

Canvas depicting the Battle of Salamis Credit: History Maps. CC BY 1.0/flickr It was there that the ... the Egyptian Satrapy (area of Egypt ruled by a Satrap, a governor of the Persian Empire) ...

In general, the Greek sources present a very different story of his reign, which saw the creation of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, a vast dominion stretching from Asia Minor to the Indus River ...