The historian Moshe Sharon demonstrated in 2002 that the detailed descriptions of the battles of the Islamic conquests ...

Jordan nominated East Jerusalem as UNESCO World Heritage site, reflecting a Hashemite long-term custodianship over Muslim and ...

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And they also determined that some of the objects originated from far away, including a silver gilt vessel made with metal that seems to have come from a mine in Iran, possibly when it was part of the ...

As US President Donald Trump continues to strike blows at the heart of American soft power, stripping away every last fig and vestige of imperial pretence, one can’t help but recall the old ...

The bas-relief is flanked by several others of its kind which are considered among the most valuable carvings from the Sassanid era, depicting significant scenes such as the victories of Iranian ...

The Royal Garden of Qaṣr-e Šīrīn was a reflection of the splendor of Sasanian civilization—a space where politics, religion, and nature converged in a carefully designed harmony meant to showcase the ...

They were Roman soldiers .” In 575, the Byzantines were in desperate need of men as they fought against the Sasanian Empire of Persia - launching a recruitment drive throughout Europe.