A new exhibition titled “Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece,” on view at the British Museum through August 13, reexamines that stale, Orientalist worldview. Instead, ...

The evolution of the term "barbarian" in ancient Greek thought—from cultural outsider to a symbol of uncivilized otherness—is ...

Aeschylus' tragedy The Persians is the first play based not on myth, but on a historical fact: the defeat of the Persian army at the Battle of Salamis. The National Theatre of Greece is performing ...

The difference in ancient paradises reveals a shared human desire for a perfect afterlife, though the details vary significantly.

THE only thing which could possibly justify any writer in presenting at this date a new version of the wonderful drama acted by Greeks and Persians on land and sea in the years 480-479 B. C. would ...

The British Museum’s “Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece” shows the power of ancient Persian style, and how it influenced Persia’s Greek antagonists as they too gained a taste for empire.

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized two Greek oil tankers Friday in helicopter-launched raids in the Persian Gulf, officials said.The action appeared to be retaliation for Athens ...

“Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece” features gold, silver, and glass examples of Persian craft from the British Museum’s collection alongside some spectacular loans. It also showcases the ...

Essentially the ancient-world equivalent of a story torn from the headlines, Persians recounts how overwhelmingly outnumbered Greek ships defeated the invading fleet of Xerxes’ navy at the ...

As is tradition, the Prophets of Persia find a moment in history to illustrate its annual Carnival ball. On Feb. 3, the organization chose for its 92nd anniversary ball a ...