The Chehel Sotoun Palace was built around the 11th century AH in the center of gardens and complex buildings and palaces of ...

In 480 BC, Persian forces led by King Xerxes I burned down the city of Athens, as well as the Acropolis, in what is called “the Persian Destruction of Athens.” The destruction of the great city took ...

Themistocles will always be lauded as the great general who pushed the Persians out of Greece with his strategy in the Battle ...

And he’d better, for he was paid 60 per cent of the entire budget of the movie if we look at the movie’s cast salaries. He ...

Muscat, Oman is packed with several beautiful mosques where you can pray the Eid Al Fitr prayer to start the joyful occasion ...

Europe is home to some of the most breathtaking palaces in the world, each one built to showcase power, wealth, and royal ...

The royal adoption of Indic garb was more than a deliberate campaign to cement control – it was a sign of a deeper form of ...

Another striking feature is a nine-foot etched glass replica of the western staircase of Darius’ Palace at Persepolis.