Originally constructed to house the Roman Emperor Valerian after his capture by Shapur I, the structure played a crucial role in the Sassanid Empire’s history. Following a decisive Persian victory ...

The constant civil wars attracted barbarians to attack from all directions as well as the old Roman rival on the East, the Sassanid Empire. Between 270 and 270 AD, Queen Zenobia established her own ...

TEHRAN-Hakim Nizami is a poet who has an enduring status and lasting legacy throughout the Persian-speaking lands. With the ...

In the early fourth century, the Roman Empire officially embraced Christianity. It now faced a new geopolitical adversary: the Sassanid Persian Empire, where Zoroastrianism was the state religion.

As the Quran began to be compiled, the Byzantine Empire was a linguistically diverse ... the Byzantine and Sassanid Persian empires, worn down by incessant wars that had damaged their ...

The Lilith myth holds that Eve was not Adam’s first wife. His first wife, Lilith, had some issues with Adam’s patriarchal ...

The constant civil wars attracted barbarians to attack from all directions as well as the old Roman rival on the East, the ...

In early 260 CE, after suffering defeat at the Battle of Edessa, the Roman emperor Valerian arranged a meeting with Shapur I the Great, the Shahanshah (‘King of Kings’) of the Sassanid Empire.