It is also quite possible that Caesar, having secretly eaten a poisoned fig or mushroom, or something tainted with poison, ...

TEHRAN – Iranian police have seized 15 historical coins believed to date back to the Parthian era in Darrehshahr, Ilam province.

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Also known as the Arsacid Empire, it was a major Iranian political and cultural power centered in ancient Iran from 247 BC to 224 CE. Its latter name comes from its founder, Arsaces I, who led the ...

For three centuries, the Roman and Parthian Empires were locked in a stalemate along the Euphrates. This video explores the origins of their rivalry, from the catastrophic Roman defeat at Carrhae to ...

I recently flew to Israel on El Al, Israel's national airline. I was on my way to teach a summer course at Shalem College and to give a public lecture at the Menachem Begin Center on my new book, Jews ...

While Ban Chao was occupied with pacifying the Western Regions and maintaining the safety of the Silk Road, he dispatched his Subaltern, Gan Ying, on several missions to establish contact with the ...

Wilmington is home to two notable theatrical firsts in the United States. Thomas Godfrey, who wrote the first professionally produced play by an American-born author, is buried in Wilmington.