The Cyrus Cylinder, an ancient artifact dating back to the 6th century BCE, has long been hailed as a symbol of tolerance, religious freedom, and the intersection of cultures. This inscribed clay ...

The Persians, the ancient inhabitants of what is now Iran, created one of the ancient world's largest and most powerful empires that flourished from 550 B.C. to 330 B.C. At its height, the Persian ...

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

Guest: Dr Reza Shaghaghi Zarghamee is a Post-doctoral Fellow in Ancient History at the University of St. Andrews. He is the author of Discovering Cyrus: The Persian Conqueror Astride the Ancient World ...

“Epiphany of Queen Esther” by Los Angeles-based artist Shahin Dardashti (shahinart.com). This time of year, many non-Persian Jewish friends remind me that as an Iranian Jew, “my holiday” is just ...