The Parthian Empire was a major Iranian political and cultural power in ancient Iran. Arsaces I of Parthia, a leader of the Parni tribe, founded the country in the mid-3rd century BC when he conquered ...

For almost 500 years, the Parthian Empire controlled one of the world’s most important cultural and trade routes, stretching ...

AMMAN — The military tactics of the ancient world included mounted archers and Parthian and Armenian ones used the rhombus formation in a battle. Historians and Classicists claim that the information ...

A study published in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, led by Dr. Mohammad Reza Eghdami and his colleagues, examined the remains of a Parthian-era individual. The Parthians were ...

For three centuries, the Roman and Parthian Empires were locked in a stalemate along the Euphrates. This video explores the origins of their rivalry, from the catastrophic Roman defeat at Carrhae to ...

In one retelling of the epic Ramayana, Ram was so righteous that even though he knew Ravana’s weak spot was his navel, he kept shooting arrows at Ravana’s head, in keeping with Kshatriya dharma.

The team, led by senior archaeologist Alireza Jafari-Zand, unearthed the remains of the first ‘Parthian lady’ last month in a place they believe is likely to be an ancient cemetery. “At a distance of ...

The Parthian Empire was a major Iranian political and cultural power in ancient Iran. Arsaces I of Parthia, a leader of the Parni tribe, founded the country in the mid-3rd century BC when he conquered ...