By 530 B.C., the Persian Achaemenid Empire controlled territory from the ... belonged to a powerful family based in the Nile Delta city of Sais, the capital of the 26th, or Saite, Dynasty.

A Greek helmet from the Persian Wars that was found several years ago in Israel has recently been turned over to Israeli ...

The Rogue Prince of Persia is set in a fictional rendition of Ctesiphon, the capital of the Persian Empire. The city faces ...

Many Iranians believe Iran has not recovered from the Arab conquest and the Islam is more at fault than the Arabs. Many Iranians now believe that, without the internal squabbling, Iran could have ...