Why was the country of Iran formerly called Persia? What has this got to do with the conquests of ancient Middle Eastern ...

In 1010 CE, Persian poet Firdawsi wrote “Shahnamah,” the “Book of Kings,” which portrayed Alexander as Sikander, a Persian, and half-brother to Dara, or Darius. In this, Alexander ...

According to Greek mythology, Perseus was the ancestor of the Persians through descendants who went by the names Perses and ...

The conflicts that followed brought the Persian and Greek worlds closer together and set the stage for a drastic reshaping of ...

In 1010 CE, Persian poet Firdawsi wrote “Shahnamah,” the “Book of Kings,” which portrayed Alexander as Sikander, a Persian, and half-brother to Dara, or Darius. In this, Alexander ...