Ottoman imperium eventually ended in ignominy, with defeat in World War I and the Armenian Genocide – an appalling ...

The Cyrus Cylinder is often considered the first charter of human rights, inscribed with the words of King Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid Empire.

Attacking Iran is framed by colonial narratives that erase its rich intellectual history, justifying violence through a ‘conquest foretold’ ...

Natural gas must be part of our all-of-the-above approach to energy to diversify our economy, enhance our Main Streets, and ...

While our tables are intended primarily for historians, both classical and oriental, biblical students also should find them useful, as any biblical date of this period given in the Babylonian ...

In the early 20th century, architects turned to a newly discovered past to craft novel visions of the future: the ancient history of Mesopotamia. Eva Miller traces how both the mythology of Babel and ...

Could God use this solemn moment to shift attention back to the Temple Mount, this time in the presence of a leader many view ...

Cyrus the Great, the compassionate and tolerant Babylonian who unified Iranian tribes in 549 BC to create the Persian empire, ...

In the first known interaction between the two nations, the ancient Persians freed the Jews from captivity in Babylon.

Babylon Berlin, a German neo-noir television series, is a crown jewel in Amazon Prime Video’s international offerings, ...

A modern-day Cyrus is particularly popular, justifying the existence of the present Israel. The believers honour Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and are grateful for its constant ...

Ancient Iran was home to numerous exceptionally powerful kings throughout history. This was particularly so in the era of the ...