This video shows an ancient royal tomb carved into a massive rocky cliff at Naqsh-e Rostam in Fars Province, Iran. The golden ...

Remnants of the oldest and possibly the most influential garden in the world, Pasargadae near Shiraz, drew me to visit Iran ...

Rubio says threats to Western civilisation today ‘every bit as real as they were on the dramatic stage of antiquity’.

I apologize for the duplicate posting of yesterday’s blog entry (“A sacred experience of my brother’s”). I was experiencing some weird glitches with Patheos and the duplication is a result of one of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art A bronze helmet from ancient Iran is giving researchers an unusually vivid glimpse ...

Ancient civilizations shaped far more than monuments and empires. Discover 18 surprising ways their inventions, mathematical ideas, urban systems, and traditions still influence modern life.