The statue, titled Kneeling Before Iran, shows the emperor grovelling before Persian king Shapur I. Where did this imagery ...
Heretic, debater, wife-snatcher, subject of a posthumous cult: Pico della Mirandola certainly had a wild career. In this smart and rangy book, Wilson-Lee, a Cambridge don, paints a glorious portrait ...
Spices, ancient treasures of human civilization, have shaped history from currency to royalty and medicine. Traces of their ...
In a landmark decision for cultural heritage, the 43rd General Conference of UNESCO, held in Samarkand last week, officially ...
Found in 1970 in the West Bank and on display at the Israel Museum, the Ain Samiya silver goblet shows before-and-after scene ...
Researchers have rediscovered a long-lost Babylonian hymn from 1000 BCE, using artificial intelligence to piece together ...
The General Directorate of Assyrian Education, headquartered in Baghdad, oversees Assyrian-language education across Iraq ...
Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, was a visionary statesman and writer whose books explored India's past and ...
An estimated 150,000 people in Iraq have already been displaced by drought and water shortages, mainly in the central and ...
This year, National Pickle Day on Nov. 14 takes over more than just menus. Brands are rolling out specials, festivals are ...
A long-lost hymn of praise dating back to around 1000 BCE has been identified through modern technology. Professor Enrique Jiménez of LMU uncovered ...
Greeks and Turks have been at each other’s throats for centuries, but a rivalry seldom mentioned revolves around the origins ...