The rich capitals of the Achaemenid Empire lay exposed to a foreign invader for the first time. Yet, there were those who ...

AMMAN — Achaemenid Empire (559 BC – 330 BC) exercised political influence in the Levant but a few monuments remained in this part of the Middle East that were typical for Achaemenid architecture.

Most of the Saltmen mummies recovered from the site date back to the Achaemenid Dynasty (550-330 BCE), which was the largest ...

Exploring the 10 oldest countries in the world reveals the deep historical roots of civilizations like Iran, Egypt, China, ...

TEHRAN - Mil-e Ejdeha, meaning “Dragon Tower”, is the ruin of a fire temple believed to date back to the Parthian period, ...

The historical tablets belong to Darius I, also known as Darius the Great, who ruled the Achaemenid Empire in the 5th century BC. The return of the tablets takes place following the intensive ...

It was one of the richest and most populous regions of ancient Afghanistan under the Achaemenid Empire in the 6th Century BC. By 327BC, Alexander the Great had conquered the region and married a ...

Found at the ruins of Persepolis, the capital of the Persian Achaemenid Empire which ruled from the 6th to 4th centuries BC in southern Iran, the repatriated tablets reflect how the ancient ...

The United States has returned to Iran more than 1,000 clay tablets dating from the Achaemenid-era, official media said, reporting the sixth such handover of its kind. Iran's official IRNA news ...