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

History's first superpower sprang from ancient Iran. Under the leadership of Cyrus the Great, Persia ruled the world's first true empire, centered in Iran and stretching from Europe to Egypt to India.

Xerxes (the Greek spelling of his name), was the king of the Persian Empire from 486 to 465 BCE. He is remembered in western scholarship for his defeat by combined Greek forces during his invasion ...

STORY BEHIND THE BOOK Walking through history in an ancient Persian city For Mina Javaherbin, her children’s books are a way to celebrate her family’s rich heritage.