Yet Persian literature has never received the attention it truly deserves. A History of Persian Literature answers this need and offers a new, comprehensive and detailed history of its subject. This ...

The history of Persian rugs spans over 2,500 years to the Achaemenid Empire, with the Pazyryk carpet (5th century BCE) showcasing their rich heritage.

TEHRAN - Nestled in the breathtaking landscapes of Kalat county in Khorasan Razavi province, northeast Iran, Qasr-e Khorshid, ...

As a discipline, history begins with Herodotus' Histories, the first known systematic investigation of the past. Explicitly, The Histories deal with the Persian Wars, the Greeks' double defeat of the ...

The most striking event in modern Persian history is the reign of the late Shah, Reza Pahlevi, and our interpretation of that episode must influence our interpretation of all that has followed, ...

On loan from the British Museum, The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia: A New Beginning concludes its U.S. tour with a nine week presentation at the Getty Villa. Found at Babylon in 1879, the Cyrus ...

Aspirantum: This blog post on the Persian alphabet discusses its history and relation with Arabic, in addition to providing the various forms of Persian letters and their sounds. Easy Persian: This ...

Leila Heller, the president of contemporary art galleries in New York and Dubai, happens to also be the author of one of the most beautiful cookbooks released this year. Titled "Persian Feasts ...

The game was first released by Broderbund Software in 1989, and is part of the ongoing Ubisoft game franchise. For a capsule summary of Prince of Persia's 35-year history, and my involvement with its ...