The sixth season of HBO's hit series "Game of Thrones," starting this weekend, will likely bring into focus an important historical element from the fictive universe of George R. R. Martin's ...

It is for the Iranian people to decide whether the peacock throne should have a new royal ... referring to the Persian emperor of 2,500 years ago. Since the shah was overthrown two generations ...

was an unknown who had succeeded to the usurped throne of a Persian vassal king. He rebelled and overthrew the Arcasids. This caused shock and resentment throughout Iran. However, Ardashir was a ...

They penned letters to the Persian throne, demanding a halt to construction. And so, as the Temple lay in suspended animation and the Jews of Jerusalem faced hostility, the Purim story unfolded ...