Before Persia ruled half the known world, Iran was shaped by forgotten civilizations. This episode traces the region’s path ...

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Traces of color preserved in the stone are changing how historians understand what was lost when Alexander burned Persepolis.

In “Text and the City,” Melisa Guleryuz ’27 reviews books through a lens of modern femininity. Editor’s Note: This article is a review and includes subjective thoughts, opinions and critiques. Marjane ...

Arms technology is one of the driving forces behind warfare. While there was a period where most of humanity was ...

One of the most explicit pieces of evidence for the empire that Argos once ruled comes from the writings of Herodotus, a fifth-century BCE Greek historian. In The Histories 1.82, he wrote the ...

The Apadana, which was used as a gathering hall for receptions, was the largest building in Persepolis. A relief on the stairway includes depictions of delegates to the Achaemenid royal court (left), ...