Roman Emperor Valerian’s capture by Shapur I at Edessa was the lowest point in Roman history, exposing the empire's sudden ...

With a high concentration on Taq-e Bostan, which embraces a magnificent series of large bas-relief carvings in Kermanshah, the archeological landscape is sought to be extended to Ctesiphon, an ancient ...

Traces to the graveyard were found earlier this year when workers found some evidence during a road construction project near Oltan fortress, which is located in Ardabil province. Evidence shows that ...

Situated on a mountain slope neighboring the Firouzabad-Kavar road, Qaleh Dokhtar (literally meaning the Maiden Castle) was made by Ardashir I, the founder of the Sassanid Empire (224–651) in 209 CE.

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Firuzabad was an important city in the ancient Persia during the Achaemenid Empire up to the conquer of the Macedonian Alexander. Qal'eh Dokhtar is a castle in Firuzabad dating back ...

The discovery was made during the latest season of excavations, which are being carried out by a team of archaeologists led by Mohsen Javeri and began in mid-June, the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and ...

The Sassanids were the last native dynasty to rule in Persia after the Parthians were overthrown, and before the Arab conquest of later centuries. Sitting astride the trade routes to the east, the ...

This was one of the pivotal moments in the history of the Middle East and the world. In a single afternoon, the heartland of Persia was conquered by nomad soldiers from the Arabian desert. The ancient ...